The Supreme Court declared that Johnson's act of burning the flag was a form of expression and speech. Therefore, his action was protected under the first amendment of the Constitution.
The fact that the flag burning was an act of personal expression protected by the First Amendment, the Supreme Court continued the Constitution's protections to include symbolic speech. The Court explained that free speech can be unlimited even if the opinion is unpopular The Texas v. Johnson decision protected symbolic speech.<span>Expression cannot be limited solely because it is unpopular.</span>
