“IIRC .. this was a civil suite case and not a governement case”
You are correct.
And the First Ammendment and ‘free speech’ have nothing to do with it.
If this were the Government sueing the Phelps, that would be a different story.
No ‘free speech’ violations occurred in this case.
Bigh4u2 wrote: “And the First Ammendment and ‘free speech’ have nothing to do with it.”
I didn’t know civil suites could override constitutional protections. Seriously, how can legal claims for offensive speech override a constitutional protection of free speech?
If you’re a lawyer, please explain.