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1.  Snyder v. Phelps, 09-751 (March 2, 2011) involved members of the Westboro Baptist Church picketing at the funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder.  Please read the decision, give me a summary of the facts of the case and a discussion of the Court's decision.


2.  In oral argument, Justice Scalia questions the applicability of the "fighting words" doctrine enunciated in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire , 315 U. S. 568 (1942).  Please watch the video.

Despite this discussion, the doctrine is dismissed in a footnote in the majority opinion and barely mentioned in the concurring opinion.  Please define and explain the doctrine.  Could/should it have been applied?

Please watch the video on youtube to answer question 2. Type this on youtube (FantasyCast- Highlights of Oral Arguments in Snyder v. Phelps)

 

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