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3 Mar 2011, 9:19 am by Calvin Massey
  Nor could Snyder's invasion of privacy claim succeed because he was not a captive audience -- the picketers were 1000 feet from the church in a public place and did not interfere with the funeral service. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 7:16 am by INFORRM
Fred Phelps, who founded the church, and six Westboro Baptist parishioners picketed the funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder, who was killed in Iraq in the line of duty. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 6:54 am by Amanda Rice
By a vote of eight to one, the Court held that the First Amendment shields from tort liability individuals who stage a peaceful protest on a matter of public concern near the funeral of a military service member. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 6:43 am by Ashby Jones
” “I do very much appreciate that I get to be the mouth of God in this matter,” she said. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 5:11 am by JB
But the Court's decision, written by Chief Justice Roberts, has important implications for informational privacy law that many people, focusing on the antics of the Westboro Baptist Church, may have missed.In his majority opinion, Roberts emphasizes the distinction between speech on matters of public concern and speech on matters of private concern. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 3:25 am by Maxwell Kennerly
 The picketing was conducted  under police supervision some 1,000 feet from the church, out of the sight of those at the church. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 1:35 am by Adam Wagner
Fred Phelps, who founded the church, and six Westboro Baptist parishioners picketed the funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder, who was killed in Iraq in the line of duty. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 3:06 pm by Neil Richards
  First, the holding in the case seems to be correct, at least as a matter of fidelity to existing First Amendment precedent. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 1:20 pm by A
The court could have held (as Justice Alito did in his dissent) that there was enough evidence of the protesters targeting this soldier's funeral to find that this was a private matter, not a matter of public concern. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 12:04 pm by Robert Sewell
But respondents, members of the Westboro Baptist Church, deprived him of that elementary right. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 11:54 am by The LBN Team
The justices, by an 8-1 vote, said Wednesday that members of Westboro Baptist Church had a right to promote what they call a broad-based message on public matters such as wars. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 10:26 am by Lyrissa Lidsky
Phelps that the state could not impose liability for intentional infliction of emotional distress on Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church for picketing the funeral of deceased soldier Matthew Snyder, at least where "Westboro addressed matters of public import on public property in a peaceful manner, in full compliance with the guidance of local officials. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 9:52 am by Media Law Prof
The Supreme Court has ruled, 8-1, that the First Amendment protects speakers on matters of public concern, even at funerals. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 9:02 am by Howard Friedman
But Westboro conducted its picketing peacefully on matters of public concern at a public place adjacent to a public street. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 8:19 am by Tony Mauro
In a forceful reaffirmation of First Amendment principles, the Supreme Court ruled this morning that no matter how offensive, the virulent anti-gay demonstrations staged by the Westboro Baptist Church at military funerals are protected free speech. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 7:40 am by annalthouse@gmail.com (Ann Althouse)
From the Roberts opinion: The picketing was conducted under police supervision some 1,000 feet from the church, out of the sight of those at the church. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 7:06 am by Rosalind English
With that in mind, a secular judge must be wary of straying across the well-recognised divide between church and state. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 9:00 pm
 The Court's holding in this case speaks of being narrowed to communicating on matters of public concern on public property. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 1:34 pm by John Elwood
§  Petition for certiorari §  Brief in opposition Title: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. [read post]