Tag: "Westboro Baptist Church"

Imperfect Justice in <em>Snyder v. Phelps</em>
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Imperfect Justice in Snyder v. Phelps

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On March 2, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case Snyder v. Phelps that illustrates the difficulty of balancing competing claims to rights and justice in our judicial system. The court overturned a lower court’s $5 million tort judgment against Pastor Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, for invasion […]

Our Liberty is What Makes Us Strong
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Our Liberty is What Makes Us Strong

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In America, it’s easy to take freedom speech for granted.  After all, for citizens of the United States, free speech is a birthright, an ideal deeply woven into the fabric of society and culture.  Sometimes, however, our ideals come into conflict with reality, and our convictions are put to the test.  When a cherished liberty […]