Muzzled: Stories of Free Speech and Censorship in America

Flag Burning with James West


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In this fascinating episode of Muzzled, Keeva talks with the Thomas Jefferson Center's Kennedy Fellow, James West, about flag burning. Using two Supreme Court cases (Texas v. Johnson 1989 and US v. Eichman 1990) as a springboard for their discussion, James and Keeva explore the waters of symbolic speech, expressive conduct, and the struggle that dissenting Justices had with flag burning in both cases. 

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Muzzled: Stories of Free Speech and Censorship in AmericaBy The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression