Shawn Eichman
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Shawn Eichman is an American political activist best known as a defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down federal prohibitions on flag desecration as unconstitutional.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shawn Eichman canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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human ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| follows | Texas v. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | Shawn Eichman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | defendant in United States v. Eichman ⓘ |
| holding |
Flag Protection Act of 1989 violates the First Amendment
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federal prohibitions on flag desecration are unconstitutional ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging federal prohibitions on flag desecration
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involvement in First Amendment free speech litigation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | precedent on flag desecration laws in the United States ⓘ |
| legalTopic |
freedom of speech
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symbolic speech ⓘ |
| movement | political activism in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a defendant in United States v. Eichman
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involvement in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court flag desecration case ⓘ |
| occupation | political activist ⓘ |
| significantEvent | United States v. Eichman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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flag desecration ⓘ |
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