Flag burning and free speech : the case of Texas v. Johnson /

Flag burning and free speech : the case of Texas v. Johnson /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Goldstein, Robert Justin.
Imprint:	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2000.
Description:	xviii, 269 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Landmark law cases & American society
Subject:	Johnson, Gregory Lee -- Trials, litigation, etc. Johnson, Gregory Lee. Texas -- Trials, litigation, etc. Freedom of speech -- United States. Flags -- Desecration -- United States. Flags -- Desecration. Freedom of speech. Texas. United States. Trials, litigation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4350235

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ISBN:	0700610537 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0700610545 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index.

Table of Contents:

Editors' Preface
Preface
1.. The Early History of the American Flag Desecration Controversy
2.. Flag Desecration Laws and Prosecutions, 1897-1980
3.. The Texas Flag Burning Trials of Gregory Lee Johnson, 1984-1988
4.. The Supreme Court and Texas v. Johnson, Fall 1988-Spring 1989
5.. The Post-Johnson Firestorm, Summer 1989
6.. The Congressional Debate on Responding to Johnson, July-October 1989
7.. Testing the Flag Protection Act in the Courts, October 1989-May 1990
8.. The Eichman Ruling and Its Aftermath, June 1990
9.. From Eichman to the New Millennium, June 1990-Spring 2000
Chronology
Bibliographical Essay
Index