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What law did the US Supreme Court overturn in the Texas v. Johnson case?
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In Texas v. Johnson, 491 US 397 (1989) the US Supreme Court overturned the Texas Venerated Objects Law (Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 42.09(a)(3) [Vernon 1974]), which outlawed intentionally or knowingly desecrating a flag in a way that some observer might find seriously offensive.
Case Citation:
Texas v. Johnson, 491 US 397 (1989)
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