Freedom of Speech
Compare and contrast one of the following topics in two cultures (other than your own), providing an analysis of the similarities and differences, and
March 20, 2020Project execution
March 20, 2020Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech
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.
In oral argument, Justice Scalia questions the applicability of the “fighting words” doctrine enunciated in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire , 315 U. S. 568 (1942)
Despite this discussion, the doctrine is dismissed in a footnote in the majority opinion and barely mentioned in the concurring opinion. Define and explain the doctrine. Could/should it have been applied?
