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17 Oct 2012, 3:25 pm by Jason Cheung
I realize that comparing the AFDI to the KKK and the Westboro Baptist Church isn’t a flattering comparison. [read post]
6 Oct 2010, 12:20 pm by Tom Crane
   I am sure the tiny Westboro Baptist church is concerned for their own safety. [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]
10 Mar 2011, 6:10 am by Adam Chandler
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]
16 Jun 2011, 6:54 am by Justin Tenuto
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]
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]
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]
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 by Jeff Gamso
Consequently, the First Amendment protects Westboro. [read post]
6 Oct 2010, 9:50 am by Lyle Denniston
The Westboro Baptists’ lawyer — family member Margie J. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 7:15 am by John Culhane
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 by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog
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]
3 Aug 2012, 10:35 am by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
Senator Presses Case To Suspend Early-Release Program [Hartford Courant] Senate Blocks Improved Cybersecurity Bill [ACLU] Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft [IRS] Congress Passes Restrictions On Military Funeral Protests, Delivers Blow To Westboro Baptist Church [ACLU] Debt-Free Seniors May Find Themselves ‘Unscorable’ [Fox Business] ———————— Stay connected with our Social Media Pages: Attorney O’s Midnight Musings Blog on… [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]
7 Jun 2011, 5:57 pm by LawDiva
Fultz is also relying on the recent US Supreme Court decision that permitted Westboro Baptist Church to protest military funerals while parading around with distasteful, inflammatory and offensive signs. [read post]
27 Aug 2010, 12:39 pm by ireneolszewski
It seems that when the hatemongers from Westboro Baptist Church protested at his synagogue (anti-Jewish in this case rather than anti-gay), the congregation was asked to pledge $1 for every minute the protesters remained. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 7:50 am by Kali Borkoski
The Associated Press (via the Chicago Tribune) reports that an Iowa mother of a solider whose funeral was picketed by the Westboro Baptist Church is collecting signatures to petition the Court to reconsider its decision in Snyder v. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 3:06 pm by David Lat
” [YouTube]* This week, A Round Tuit includes a nice round-up of opinions on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the Westboro Baptist Church case (Snyder v. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 5:59 am by Morning Dockette
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]