Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Church Wins Case Over Funeral Protests

Margie Phelps, second from right, a daughter of Fred Phelps, and the lawyer who argued the case for the Westboro Baptist Church, walks from the Supreme Court last October. The Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects the fundamentalist church's attention-getting, anti-gay protests outside military funerals. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Westboro Church Wins Case Over Funeral Protests

March 2, 2011 • The First Amendment protects the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to hold anti-gay protests outside military funerals, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 8-1 ruling backs an appeals court decision to throw out a $5 million victory for Albert Snyder, who sued the fundamentalist church after its members picketed his son's funeral.

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Report: Westboro Baptist Won't Protest At Funeral Of 9-Year-Old

January 12, 2011 • But the tiny church that stages protests outside funerals of soldiers and others to spread its anti-abortion message is going ahead with plans to be outside Friday's funeral of federal Judge John Roll, another of the six people killed on Saturday.

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'Angels' Will Counter Westboro Baptist Protests At Arizona Victims' Funerals

January 11, 2011 • Volunteers will wear "8- by 10-foot 'angel wings' ... to shield mourners from pickets," and local lawmakers are preparing legislation to keep anti-abortion protesters away from the services.