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Snyder v. Phelps (2011)
Snyder couldn’t forget the signs because they had been present at his son’s funeral, part of a protest by the Westboro Baptist Church. His suit against Fred Phelps and Westboro claimed defamation, ...
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Justice Alito’s Dissent in Snyder v. Phelps: Law, Not Empathy
On the Huffington Post, John Paul Rollert contends that Justice Alito’s solo dissent in Snyder v. Phelps—in which the majority ruled that the First Amendment protects the Westboro Baptist ...
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Kansas Attorney General seeking supporters for brief in opposition to Phelps’ family’s right to protest funerals
In addition, the lower court ordered the Snyder family to pay the Phelps family $16,510 in court costs. The Phelps family says they intend to use the money to continue their protests across the ...