Constitutional Law
Mar. 4, 2011
Funeral Protests Are Protected Free Speech
In a big victory for free speech backers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment shields members of an extremist church from liability for picketing outside a Marine's funeral.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - In a big victory for free-speech backers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment shields members of an extremist church from liability for picketing outside a Marine's funeral.
The court's 8-1 decision closes the door on the $5 million trial court verdict the dead Marine's father, Albert Snyder, won in his lawsuit against a church and its pastor for ...
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