From the CNN article:
Only Justice Samuel Alito dissented. He said the church’s “outrageous conduct caused petitioner great injury, and the court now compounds that injury by depriving petitioner of a judgment that acknowledges the wrong he suffered,” he said. “In order to have a society in which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated, it is not necessary to allow the brutalization of innocent victims like petitioner.”
The KKK gets to hold its rallies just like the Tea Party does. While the KKK is offensive to most Americans, you can find people who view the Tea Party with equal contempt. Allowing people to limit speech based on being offended is a road we cannot go down, because sooner or later your speech will be offensive to someone.
Only Justice Samuel Alito dissented. He said the church’s “outrageous conduct caused petitioner great injury, and the court now compounds that injury by depriving petitioner of a judgment that acknowledges the wrong he suffered,” he said. “In order to have a society in which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated, it is not necessary to allow the brutalization of innocent victims like petitioner.”
If the rest of the SC had gone with Alito, how many here can see muslims shutting down any criticism of islam as hate speech? I can.