Supreme Ct. To Hear Military Funeral Case -- Time Magazine/AP
(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court is getting involved in the legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers."
The court agreed Monday to consider whether the protesters' message, no matter how provocative and upsetting, is protected by the First Amendment. Members of a Kansas-based church have picketed military funerals to spread their belief that U.S. deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq are punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality.
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Military Funeral Protestor Asks High Court to Protect His First Amendment Rights -- ABC News
High court to hear case of anti-gay protests at funerals of U.S. soldiers -- USA Today
Top court to decide on anti-gay protests at military funerals -- Reuters
Supreme Court to rule on anti-gay protests at military funerals -- Washington Post
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