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Who or what

declared that the burning of the American flag is constitutionally protected by the 1st amendment as symbolic speech.

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Justice William Brennan

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Justice William Brennan, agreed with Joey Johnson and held that flag burning constitutes a form of "symbolic speech" that is protected by the First Amendment.

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Justice William Brennan

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