A member at Global Affairs posted a link to the Cardazo Law Review in our discussion there of the case. I found it interesting because it brought up the same issue I did, comparing funeral protests to abortion clinic protests.
First Amendment
Snyder vs Phelps
How ironic is it to call for the governmental restriction of speech at the funeral of someone who died defending the First Amendment, which controls governmental restriction of speech?
What Next? Change The Name?
This is going beyond silly. A federal lawsuit was filed against a city last year, and will proceed to trial in November. The lawsuit alleges that because the city’s logo includes three crosses, the city is promoting religion violating the First Amendment to the US Constitution. The lawsuit also claims that by requiring prospective employees Read More