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17 Oct 2012, 3:25 pm
I realize that comparing the AFDI to the KKK and the Westboro Baptist Church isn’t a flattering comparison. [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 6:54 am
Whether it was the unseemly “crush porn” case decided last year or the protection of Westboro Baptist Church’s “hurtful speech,” the Supreme Court has historically and strenuously avoided curtailing speech whenever possible. [read post]
17 Apr 2011, 1:36 pm
The recent Westboro Baptist and Chicago Scientology cases indicate that American courts will protect First Amendment Freedom of Speech rights even if they might disturb religious services and rituals. [read post]
3 Apr 2008, 9:10 pm
As a for instance, yesterday I was in court for the Westboro Baptist Church case, seeking a stay of the enforcement of the $5 million judgment pending the outcome of my clients' pending appeal. [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 4:21 am
Recently, a 60-year-old man's license was revoked after a drunk driving accident in Westboro. [read post]
6 Oct 2010, 12:20 pm
I am sure the tiny Westboro Baptist church is concerned for their own safety. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 6:10 am
The editorial board of the Hartford Courant (Conn.) expresses its support of the decision, in which the Court held that the First Amendment shields Westboro Baptist Church protesters from tort liability. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 1:50 pm
Many readers are likely already aware of the protest activities of the Westboro Baptist Church, a fundamentalist congregation based in Topeka, Kansas. [read post]
6 Oct 2010, 9:50 am
The Westboro Baptists’ lawyer — family member Margie J. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 6:25 pm
That's not to say that Justice Alito isn't offended by the Westboro Baptists' views. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 8:13 am
Consequently, the First Amendment protects Westboro. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 7:15 am
I take the case apart, and look more deeply at the tort aspects, here: Already the comments are coming in over at 365gay.com. [read post]
19 Jan 2018, 6:07 am
The Supreme Court has been taking an absolutist view on free speech over the last decade, ruling that campaign donations are free speech (Citizens United) and that even the most offensive speech imaginable is protected under the First Amendment (military funeral protests by the anti-gay Westboro Church). [read post]
5 Sep 2011, 1:00 am
Geitner, Westboro Baptist and the Limits of Religious Speech, (Orange County Lawyer, Forthcoming).Victor M. [read post]
2 May 2011, 6:07 pm
In Snyder, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment protected the right of the Westboro Church to silently picket 1,000 feet from the funeral of a soldier while church members displayed various religious and anti-gay signs. [read post]
6 Apr 2008, 10:47 pm
Enacted in response to protests by the Westboro Baptist Church, such statutes restrict a broad array of expressive activity, including peaceful protests. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 2:41 pm
[Fashionista]* Seeing the Westboro Baptist Church versus the Klu Klux Klan is like getting a special sneak peek of what’s playing on ESPN Hell. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 5:59 am
He’d probably do this: Oregon and 44 other states are trying to put a football field in between funeral services and the Westboro Whackadoos. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 10:21 am
And now he is the lone dissenter in the funeral protester case:The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount anti-gay protests outside military funerals, despite the pain they cause grieving families.The court voted 8-1 in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. [read post]
2 Nov 2007, 9:35 am
[LA Times] That $10.9 million verdict against the Westboro Baptist Church was "not about the money. [read post]
