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Chevy Donating Member (195 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-02-11 10:38 PM
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US Supreme Court allows anti-gay funeral protests
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Source: BBC News

The US Supreme Court has ruled an anti-gay church has the right to picket military funerals under the US constitution's free speech protections.

The court ruled 8-1 for the Westboro Baptist Church, throwing out an earlier $5m (£3m) judgement awarded to the father of a fallen US Marine.

Members carried signs denouncing the US for its tolerance of homosexuality.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote church members' speech cannot be limited "simply because it is upsetting".

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12624539
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