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1. 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.


2. 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. Please define and explain the doctrine. Could/should it have been applied?

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The Snyder v. Phelps is a case whereby the parties have a tussle on belief and the impact the
actions of others have on other parties. It’s a case that involves believers from the Westboro
Baptist Church which was founded by Phelps and which has gained a multitude of followers.
The complainant in this case is Snyder who accuses the church members of intruding his privacy
and causing emotional damage to him and other family members during his son`s funeral.
Snyder filed a case against the church on the below tort law claims; defamation, publicity given
to private life, intentional infliction of emotional distress, intrusion upon seclusion, and civi...


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