First Amendment

Today, the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment protects a fringe religious group that protested the funeral of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq. The court, in an 8-to-1 vote, ruled that the soldier's father could not sue Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, for celebrating his son's death with a funeral picket that included signs saying "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "consider the protest did not disrupt the funeral at all.God Hates You," along with more vulgar messages. It is important to consider that the protest did not disrupt the funeral.