Kansas top court rules against law banning funeral picketing
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's anti-funeral picketing law is unconstitutional, finding that it violates the separation of powers doctrine implied by the Kansas constitution . The court ruled that...
Albert Snyder v. Fred W. Phelps, Sr., et al., US District Court for the District of Maryland, February 4, 2008 [finding Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church guilty of intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy for staging...
Federal judge upholds verdict, reduces award in military funeral protesters case
A federal judge on Monday upheld a jury verdict finding Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church guilty of intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy...
Federal appeals court allows temporary block of Missouri funeral picketing law
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday that Shirley Phelps-Roper, a member of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church , is...
Federal jury orders military funeral protesters to pay $11M to father of Marine
A federal jury awarded the father of a fallen Marine almost $11 million in damages Wednesday for harm caused by a Kansas Christian fundamentalist church's protests at his son's funeral. Albert Snyder filed a lawsuit last year...
Westboro Baptist Church military funeral protests ruling reinforces rule of law
Howard M. Friedman : "In a world full of bad news, we can sometimes find optimism in strange places. Maryland federal district Judge John Bennett's careful ruling in a...
Federal judge approves limited lawsuit against military funeral protesters
The US District Court for the District of Maryland ruled Tuesday that three of the five counts of a suit filed by the father of a fallen Marine against the renegade Westboro Baptist Church [WARNING: readers may...
Kansas Supreme Court delays hearing constitutionality of funeral picketing law
The Kansas Supreme Court delayed a bid by Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison to test the constitutionality of an anti-funeral picketing law Wednesday, saying it wasn't sure whether Gov. Kathleen...
Kansas AG seeks ruling on constitutionality of funeral picketing law
Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison filed a lawsuit Thursday to test the constitutionality of a new Kansas law restricting protests at military funerals . The law, signed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius last month, will...
Kansas governor signs law restricting protests at military funerals
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a law that will "prohibit persons from engaging in picketing or a directed protest within 150 yards of any entrance" where a funeral is held...
