NYT > U.S. News Trump’s Push to Punish Flag Burning Puts Landmark Free Speech Ruling at Risk Par :Adam Liptak 1 septembre 2025 à 11:33 The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that burning an American flag is speech protected by the First Amendment. President Trump says it should be punished. © Jenna Schoenefeld for The New York TimesGregory Johnson displayed a flag he has used in protests, in Venice, Calif., in 2021. Mr. Johnson won a landmark Supreme Court case in 1989 protecting political expression that is now being challenged by President Trump.