You may despise their message, but the First Amendment continues to trump people’s wishes to be free of hateful speech near a funeral. Joe Harris reports: A federal judge has ruled that a Missouri law restricting protests at or near military funerals is unconstitutional. The state enacted the law in 2006 in response to protests…
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Westboro Baptist Church wins its appeal
Annie Youderian reports: Signs declaring “Thank God for dead soldiers” and “Fag troops” at the funeral of a Marine killed in Iraq may have been “distasteful and vulgar,” but they are nonetheless protected by the First Amendment, the 4th Circuit ruled Thursday, overturning a $5 million verdict against the Westboro Baptist Church. The three-judge panel…
Ottawa woman in condo ad wins precedent-setting privacy fight
Joe Lofaro reports: An Ottawa lawyer says his client has set a precedent in Ontario by successfully arguing in court her privacy was violated after footage of her jogging in public was used for commercial purposes. Condo developer Colonnade BridgePort had contracted media production company Waterbridge Creative Media Inc. to film the Westboro neighbourhood in the summer of 2014 for…
NH: Court upholds decision to protect privacy of slain New Hampshire student
WCVB reports: The New Hampshire Supreme Court for a third time has ruled in favor of protecting the privacy of a 19-year-old murder victim. Seth Mazzaglia was convicted of killing Elizabeth “Lizzi” Marriott, of Westborough, Massachusetts. He argues that the trial court should’ve allowed him to introduce evidence about Marriott’s sexual past, but the court…