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Over which issue did John Paul Stevens write a dissenting opinion in Texas v. Johnson?
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John Paul Stevens wrote a dissenting opinion in Texas v. Johnson, a case that ruled flag burning to be a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. Stevens argued that the government's interest in preserving the symbolic value of the flag was not sufficient to justify the restriction on speech.
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