Snyder v. Phelps

Q: What court decided Phelps?

Snyder v. Phelps was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Q: What legal issues are involved in Phelps?

Snyder v. Phelps involves the following religious liberty issues: Free Speech & Religion.

Legal Case

The First Amendment protects the free speech rights of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest at military funerals, even when the speech is vile and emotionally harmful to grieving families.

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Snyder v. Phelps.

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Snyder v. Phelps [U.S. Supreme Court] — The First Amendment protects the free speech rights of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest at military funerals, even when the speech is vile and emotionally harmful to grieving families. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/snyder/, accessed September 9, 2026).

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Court: U.S. Supreme Court

Free Speech & Religion

Holding: The First Amendment protects the free speech rights of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest at military funerals, even when the speech is vile and emotionally harmful to grieving families.

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Advanced Citizenship: The Cost of Free Speech in America March 6, 2011

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Snyder v. Phelps is a Free Speech & Religion case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court held that the First Amendment protects the free speech rights of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest at military funerals, even when the speech is vile and emotionally harmful to grieving families.