Supreme Court Ruling on Protests at Military Funerals

This video originally aired on Thursday, March 3, 2011.

About This Video

Margie Phelps, legal counsel for Westboro Baptist Church, was interviewed by phone about the Supreme Court 8-1 ruling in favor of the First Amendment right of members of the church to protest at military funerals. Church members believe that U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq are caused by U.S. tolerance of homosexuality.

Keywords

Courts & Judicial Process, Constitution, First Amendment, Supreme Court Cases - 2010.

Related Subjects/Topics

  • Civil Liberties
  • Military
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Speakers

  • Margie Phelps (legal counsel for Westboro Baptist Church and daughter of church founder Fred Phelps)