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: Cocky Law BlawgFree Speech Can Be Hurtful But It Is Still Protected
By DEL
The United States Supreme Court is in session and announced a new First Amendment decision today. The U.S. Supreme Court saying even hurtful speech is protected by the Constitution. The Court made this determination in its ruling that members of a Kansas church can?t be punished for staging an anti-homosexual demonstration at a military funeral. The case is Snyder v. Phelps, Docket # 09-751. In the case, the Court affirmed the lower court decision dismissing a $5 million dollar award against Westboro Baptist Church for its funeral protest of a homosexual soldier. For the full text of the opinion go to SCOTUS, http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-751.pdf. If you are interested in commentary on the decision, see http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/snyder-v-phelps/ [DEL]
Full post as published by Cocky Law Blawg on March 02, 2011 (boomark / email).
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