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Snyder v Phelps

562 U.S. 443 (2011)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2011
StatusBinding authority

Summary

First Amendment protects Westboro Baptist Church's offensive picketing on public sidewalk near military funeral as speech on matters of public concern.

Key Principle

First Amendment; Westboro Baptist Church picketing at military funeral on public sidewalk protected speech on public issue

Area of Law

constitutional

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