The supreme court has been hearing a case pertaining to the 1st Amendment right the case is Snyder v Phelps. Snyder a Marine Corp Lance Corporal was killed in Iraq in 2006. When it came time to have the funeral which is a private and very serious event members of the Westbro Baptist Church protested at the church of his funeral with signs that read "Thank God for Dead Soldiers", "Fag Troops" and many other.
The court has a very tough decision to make because they can not take away the free speech of somebody even if it is very hurtful and just down right wrong. They do express sympathy to the family of the fallen troop but it is a tough decision to make. Who knows when they could come to a just decision.
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