Describe briefly one case in which the supreme court upheld a restriction on symbolic speech and one case where it struck down a restriction?

Brandenburg v. Ohio US

Supreme Court decision maintains that seditious speech -- including speech that constitutes an incitement to violence--is protected by the 1st Amendment to the US Constitution as long as it does not indicate an imminent threat.

Explanation:

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.