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"Justices Rule for Protesters at Military Funerals"

"Justices Rule for Protesters at Military Funerals": Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "Even Hurtful Speech."

In today's edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that "Supreme Court rules First Amendment protects church's right to picket funerals." The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "The right to even ugly free speech."

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that "Supreme Court sides with churchgoers who picketed military funeral; The justices say members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas have the right to carry anti-gay and other signs at U.S. troops' funerals, however offensive their message may be considered."

Joan Biskupic and Kevin Johnson of USA Today report that "Westboro free-speech ruling has its limits."

The Washington Times reports that "Supreme Court upholds protests at military funerals as free speech."

The York (Pa.) Daily Record contains articles headlined "Albert Snyder rips Supreme Court's decision upholding Westboro funeral protest; The court, in an 8-1 ruling, said the First Amendment protected Westboro's speech at Marine's funeral; Snyder, the Marine's father, said the justices lacked common sense"; "From some, a grudging acceptance of Supreme Court's decision in Snyder v. Phelps; Rep. Todd Platts, however, criticized the court's ruling that Westboro Baptist Church's speech was protected by the First Amendment"; and "Alito says majority erred in Westboro church ruling; Justice holds allowing 'the brutalization of innocent victims' is not necessary to protect free speech."

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that "Father of fallen Marine upset with court's ruling; Others put 8-1 U.S. Supreme Court's decision in perspective."

The Wichita Eagle reports that "Ruling dismays vets' supporters, Kan. lawmakers."

The Kansas City Star reports that "Justices uphold Topeka church's right to picket funerals."

The Des Moines Register reports that "Supreme Court ruling won't affect Iowa law on protests at military funerals."

And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that "Military funeral pickets cleared by Supreme Court."

Full post as published by How Appealing on March 03, 2011 (boomark / email).