The US Supreme Court issued a ruling today affirming the constitutional right of the loathsome and pernicious Westboro Baptist Church to picket at the funerals of US soldiers and other notable Americans. The court ruled 8-to-1 in support of the church's First Amendment right to spread its hateful -- and hurtful -- message. The lone dissenter was Justice Samuel Alito, who said: "Our profound national commitment to free and open debate is not a license for the vicious verbal assault that occurred in this case."
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