June 11, 1990:
The court's decision led to congressional attempts to protect the flag from desecration.
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court strikes down a law that protects the flag, saying it violates the First Amendment's free-speech guarantee.
Voting in the majority were William Brennan, Thurgood Marshall, Harry Blackmun, Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy.
The minority was comprised of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Byron White, John Paul Stevens and Sandra Day O'Connor.
Almost immediately, Congress begins to rewrite language on protecting the flag that would pass constitutional muster.
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