Then read the links and view the video at this blog post about the Snyder v. Phelps court decision:

• https://www.ralphehanson.com/2012/05/27/link-ch-13-snyder-v-phelps/
• Who are the Phelps family and the Westboro Baptist Church? Is it a hate group or an extremist religious sect?
• Who is Albert Snyder, and why did he sue the Phelps family?
• What grounds would the court have had for ruling in favor of Snyder? What grounds did the court have for ruling in favor of Phelps?
• Do you agree or disagree with how the court ruled in the Phelps case? Why or why not?
• What would the consequences be for free speech if the court had ruled against Phelps?
• What can communities do (if anything) about the Westboro protests?
• Do you think people have a right to protest at or near funerals?