Give summary of the facts of the case and a discussion of the Court’s decision
1. Snyder v. Phelps, 09-751 (March 2, 2011) involved members of the Westboro Baptist Church picketing at the funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder. Please read the decision, give me a summary of the facts of the case and a discussion of the Court’s decision.
2. In oral argument, Justice Scalia questions the applicability of the “fighting words” doctrine enunciated in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire , 315 U. S. 568 (1942). Please watch the video.
Despite this discussion, the doctrine is dismissed in a footnote in the majority opinion and barely mentioned in the concurring opinion. Please define and explain the doctrine. Could/should it have been applied?
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Question 1
In the landmark case of Snyder V Phelps, there are a lot of lessons that can be learnt from the decision of The Supreme Court. The case involved a father of a deceased soldier, Snyder, suing Phelps, the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church. In this case, the members of the church had picketed the funeral of the soldier who had died in Iraq. These members did this on a public land that was adjacent to a public street. The church members had notified the authorities of what they intended to do and they had complied with the instructions…
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