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SCALIA, KENNEDY, THOMAS, and ALITO, JJ., dissenting SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _________________ Nos. 11393, 11398 and 11400 _________________ NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, ET AL ., PETITIONERS 11393 v. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL . DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, …
Commonly known as the Westboro Baptist Church free speech case, Snyder v. Phelps was heard by the Court on October 6, 2010 and decided on March 2, 2011. The Slip Opinion follows this introduction, and includes Justice Breyer’s concurring opinion. Justice Alito’s dissent is separately published. This case examines first amendment rights. The First Amendment …
Writing Our profound national commitment to free and open debate is not a license for the vicious verbal assault that occurred in this case,” following is the full text of Justice Alito’s dissent in Snyder v. Phelps. Legal.com disclaims any copyright to the text of the opinion. Legal.com takes the position that when a court …
U.S. CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT II The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are referred to as the Bill of Rights. The Second Amendment provides as follows: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Beginning with …
THOMAS, J., dissenting
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
_________________
Nos. 11-393, 11-398 and 11-400
_________________
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT
BUSINESS, ET AL ., PETITIONERS
11-393 v.
KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, SECRETARY OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL .
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES, ET AL ., PETITIONERS
11-398 v.
FLORIDA ET AL .
FLORIDA, ET AL ., PETITIONERS
11-400 v.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES ET AL .
ON WRITS OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
[June 28, 2012]
U.S. CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT I The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are referred to as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment, known as the Free Speech (also Freedom of Religion) Amendment, contains three clauses, as follows: [Clause 1, the “Establishment Clause”] Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting …