[TexasAg]

However, I could see an argument that what WBC does could be construed in the same manner as “Fighting Words”.

Then you should consider what the "fighting words" were in Chaplinsky:

“You are a ... damned racketeer” and “a damned Fascist and the whole government of Rochester are Fascists or agents of Fascists.”

Those are things half the people on FR say. Not to mention that Chaplinsky has never been overturned but has been severely limited. I don't want the government saying which speech is offensive and can be punished. Because the next step is going after preachers, and conservative protesters, and on and on.

[dfwgator]

I agree with the ruling, but I wanted to throw that case out there to see how this reconciles with that one. Chaplinsky does seem a bit flimsy to me, and to think it won 9-0. Maybe because there was a war on at the time.