Supreme Court OKs Protests at Military Funerals -- ABC News
Westboro Baptist Church Protected by First Amendment, 8-1 Majority Rules.
The Supreme Court ruled today that the First Amendment protects members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., who have held provocative, anti-gay protests at military funerals.
An 8-to-1 majority affirmed a lower court judgment that threw out damages awarded to Albert Snyder, who first sued the church for emotional distress he endured after it protested at his son's funeral. His son, Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, died in Iraq in 2006.
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Westboro Baptist Church to 'Quadruple' Funeral Protests After Ruling -- ABC news
Supreme Court: 'hurtful speech' of Westboro Baptist Church is protected -- Christian Science Monitor
Supreme Court Rules On 'Hurtful Speech' -- NPR
Anti-Gay Funeral Protesters Win Case at U.S. Supreme Court -- Bloomberg
Justices Rule for Protesters at Military Funerals -- New York Times
Country's high court says anti-gay church can protest at funerals -- Baltimore Sun
Anti-gay US church has right to picket funerals: court -- AFP
Westboro Court Decision Pits Free Speech Against Common Decency -- AolNews
Westboro Funeral Pickets Are Protected Speech, High Court Rules -- FOX News
1st Amendment protects military funeral protesters -- AP
Westboro Baptist Church wins Supreme Court ruling over protests at military funerals -- CBS news
Supreme Court Decisions Affect Service Members, Vets -- U.S. Department of Defense
Westboro Baptist Church decision: Alito dissents, says free speech not a license for "vicious verbal assault" -- CBS News
Annotated Supreme Court decision in Snyder v. Phelps -- YDR.com
My Comment: Cannot say that I am surprised by this ruling .... but it still makes me feel disgusted.