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Legal Citation: 496 U.S. 310 (1990)

Appellant
United States of America

Appellee
Shawn D. Eichman

Appellant's Claim
That the 1989 Flag Protection Act does not violate the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Kenneth W. Starr, U.S. Solicitor General

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
William M. Kunstler

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), Anthony M. Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, Antonin Scalia

Justices Dissenting
Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
11 June 1990

Decision
The Supreme Court struck down the Flag Protection Act as unconstitutional.

Significance
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