Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Military Funeral Protesters

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WASHINGTON -- 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. The decision upheld an appeals court ruling that threw out a $5 million judgment to the father of a dead Marine who sued church members after they picketed his son's funeral.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion for the court. Justice Samuel Alito dissented.

Roberts said free speech rights in the First Amendment shield the funeral protesters, noting that they obeyed police directions and were 1,000 feet from the church.

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Hateful Idiots have first amendment right to terrorize others.

[Liberal Gramma]

1. I think that means we can protest outside their church, too.

[Generic Other]

2. hard to imagine that upsetting them

what could one do to come close to hurting them as they have done others? Why doesn't CPS take their kids? They seem to be in abusive situations when being asked to hold hate signs.

[Liberal Gramma]

3. And yet it's funny how thin-skinned bullies can be.

They might actually not like a protest outside their door.

[Modern_Matthew]

4. When there's exceptions to your rights, then you don't really have the right at all. n/t