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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

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.