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Alito's dissent on funeral protests
Steve ChapmanThe sole dissenter in yesterday's Supreme Court decision upholding the right of Westboro Baptist Church members to protest near military funerals was Justice Samuel Alito. He insisted that Maryland's laws regulating such demonstrations confirms that... -
Supreme Court sides with Westboro; Father of Kansas soldier reacts
![<span style="font-size: small;">The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount attention-getting, anti-gay protests outside military funerals.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/59792158-02151739.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount attention-getting, anti-gay protests outside military funerals.</span>")
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount attention-getting, anti-gay protests outside military funerals. The court voted 8-1 Wednesday in favor of Topeka's Westboro Baptist Church. The...Tags: Iraq, Local Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Maryland
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Economy, Jobs to Top Obama's State of the Union Address
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Addressing a demand for economic answers, President Barack Obama will try to convince the American people and a divided Congress that he has a vision for speeding up job creation, promoting spending on the core of his agenda but promising to...Tags: University of Virginia, Career and Workplace, Today (tv program), Valerie Jarrett, Justice System
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Our View: Protecting speech even at its worst
When it comes to freedom of speech nothing should be sacred and nothing should be profane. That’s just the way it is if, as Americans, we are to support the concept of the First Amendment — the first and most important — absolutely....Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Local Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Censorship
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1st Amendment protects military funeral protesters
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount anti-gay protests outside military funerals, despite the pain they cause grieving families.
The court voted 8-1 in favor of...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Local Government, Christianity, Human Interest
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Today in history
Today is Monday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2011. There are 341 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 24, 1961, a U.S. Air Force B-52 broke up and crashed near Goldsboro, N.C., dropping its payload of two nuclear bombs,...Tags: Suicide, Colorado, National Football Conference, England, Nastassja Kinski
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Obama State of the Union: spending, but restraint
WASHINGTON — Eager to show some budget toughness, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to call for a five-year freeze on all discretionary government spending outside of national security, the White House said Tuesday....Tags: Television, National Security, Career and Workplace, Mitch McConnell, Valerie Jarrett
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TODAY IN HISTORY 1908: The Boy Scouts movement began in England under the aegis of Robert Baden-Powell.
1967: The most controversial issue in the state Legislature was the possible adoption of Daylight Savings Time. Opponents claimed it would disrupt entertainment schedules for families: start times for sporting events and movies would be too late for...Tags: Tom Ridge, Justice System, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Florida, Politics
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Ruling OKs JPL background checks
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday to allow sweeping background checks of JPL scientists and other government contract workers, ruling that privacy rights do not prevent officials from digging into employees' medical, financial and...Tags: Local Government, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Employees, Contracts
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Toomey joins GOP in blocking Liu nomination in Senate
Pennsylvania Ave.U.S. Sen. Patrick Toomey joined his Republican colleagues in the U.S. Senate Thursday in backing a fillibuster that effectively blocked the nomination of Goodwin Liu to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Obama nominee Liu, 40, a University of...... -
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