Free Speech Win in US Supreme Court 8:1
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount anti-gay protests outside military funerals, despite the pain they cause grieving families.
Ed. This is a central ruling for those of us devoted to the Frirst Amendment. While the specific case may be odious, the same rights should aply t all of us, especially in the universitry environment.
One possible outcome of this, I would hope, would be t open the malls to free speech. The idea that a public place like South Center is a private place, simply because it is privately owned, seems to me to conflict with this 8:1 decision.
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Posted 03 Mar 2011 by theaveeditor
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