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Scotus Thread, Formerly Emotional Free-Speech Case To Mark Supreme Court Opening Week
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Posted 30 September 2010 - 05:00 PM
As much as I hate these douches, I believe they are protected under the 1st amendment and hope the court votes in their favor.
Agreed. If we always liked what people say, we wouldn't need the first amendment.
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Posted 02 March 2011 - 12:27 PM
Supreme Court: Anti-gay funeral protests OK
Decision upholds ruling throwing out $5 million judgment to father of dead Marine who sued church for picketing son's funeral
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount attention-getting, anti-gay protests outside military funerals.
The court voted 8-1 in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. The decision upheld an appeals court ruling that threw out a $5 million judgment to the father of a dead Marine who sued church members after they picketed his son's funeral.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion for the court.
Justice Samuel Alito dissented.
It was a huge victory for a group whose antics have outraged many, including veterans groups.
While the protests were painful, the majority wrote that the Constitution protects even hurtful speech on public issues.
"What Westboro said, in the whole context of how and where it chose to say it, is entitled to 'special protection' under the First Amendment," Roberts wrote, "and that protection cannot be overcome by a jury finding that the picketing was outrageous."
"Speech is powerful. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and — as it did here — inflict great pain," Roberts wrote. "On the facts before us, we cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker. As a nation we have chosen a different course — to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate."
Alito strongly disagreed. "Our profound national commitment to free and open debate is not a license for the vicious verbal assault that occurred in this case," he said.
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Decision upholds ruling throwing out $5 million judgment to father of dead Marine who sued church for picketing son's funeral
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount attention-getting, anti-gay protests outside military funerals.
The court voted 8-1 in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. The decision upheld an appeals court ruling that threw out a $5 million judgment to the father of a dead Marine who sued church members after they picketed his son's funeral.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion for the court.
Justice Samuel Alito dissented.
It was a huge victory for a group whose antics have outraged many, including veterans groups.
While the protests were painful, the majority wrote that the Constitution protects even hurtful speech on public issues.
"What Westboro said, in the whole context of how and where it chose to say it, is entitled to 'special protection' under the First Amendment," Roberts wrote, "and that protection cannot be overcome by a jury finding that the picketing was outrageous."
"Speech is powerful. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and — as it did here — inflict great pain," Roberts wrote. "On the facts before us, we cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker. As a nation we have chosen a different course — to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate."
Alito strongly disagreed. "Our profound national commitment to free and open debate is not a license for the vicious verbal assault that occurred in this case," he said.
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Posted 02 March 2011 - 01:09 PM
Love thy neighbor, indeed.
"Whereas scientists, philosophers and political theorists are saddled with these drably discursive pursuits, students of literature occupy the more prized territory of feeling and experience." - Terry Eagleton
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Posted 02 March 2011 - 01:14 PM
I hate Bill O, but he ponied up the money to help the Father's legal fees, which I admire.
Although I think he would have served us better by having one of his goons from Fox just go shoot Phelps in the face. Honestly though, I still don't understand how somebody with an itchy trigger finger hasn't done the deed already. It's not like we have a shortage of loons in this country on edge and ready to fire.
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Posted 28 September 2018 - 11:15 PM
Why do you read that kind of crap, Art? Seriously, I don't get it.
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Posted 29 September 2018 - 07:34 PM
Good take.
Everyone Lost at the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings
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I agree that this was poorly handled. I don't like how Feinstein handled it, at all. But I wonder if it could have been anything else. I hate to be so accusatory, but would Trump and/or Mitch have pulled/voted down this nominee over never-made-public allegations? I honestly don't think so. I'm sorry to say that, but I've seen very little evidence that the modern Congressional GOP has any moral compass to how they play politics. Mitch is the same guy who stole Obama's pick. Who used the nuclear option to get Gorsuch into Obama's seat. And who would have railroaded through a rapist if it meant a court for the GOP. I wish I didn't believe that last part, but I do...wholeheartedly.
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Posted 30 September 2018 - 11:21 AM
Who cares what journalists are writing, we've all seen with our own eyes that Kavanaugh clearly doesn't have the temperament to be on SCOTUS - and wtf is with all the low bar shit with him, it should be the highest bar for the job he's interviewing for. He would be toast in any other era, but Trump is all about 'winning' and the stupid old men who make up the GOP side of the senate are clearly beholden to their donors.
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Posted 01 October 2018 - 05:41 PM
What's gotten into Lindsey Graham ?
He's always been a spineless lackey, first to McCain but once he saw McCain was dying he's switched to Trump. He would blow Trump to be AG I'm sure.
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