[domeffire]

ok. fred was disbarred.

Phelps has, by his conduct, shown that he does not have the proper concept of the obligations devolving upon an attorney requiring him to deal fairly and honorably with his clients, and enjoining him to demean himself in such manner as not to bring embarrassment to nor discredit upon his profession.

http://scholar.google.com/scholar_ca...68333889772229

[Spisivavona]

Generals' complaint targets Phelps lawyers
Posted: February 28, 2011

'...to seek disbarment of 10 lawyers who are members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka.'

Shirley Phelps-Roper, among individuals named in the complaint, said in an interview Monday the ethics filing was ludicrous.

http://cjonline.com/news/2011-02-28/...phelps-lawyers


fuckin awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[goatteatromiag]

"The conduct of the lawyer members of the Westboro Baptist Church named in this grievance certainly dishonors and disgraces all members of the Kansas Bar and the American Bar," they said.

A summary of the grievance:

— Failure to maintain integrity of the profession by engaging in dishonest, deceit or misrepresentation, "regardless of whether it is directly connected to a legal proceeding."

— Violation of a rule forbidding lawyers from abusing legal procedure by not making good-faith arguments and engaging in activities to harass or maliciously injure a person.

— Neglect of a provision mandating lawyers observe standards of conduct, "professionally and personally," whether or not the acts or omissions occurred in the course of an attorney-client relationship.

— Failure to report instances of professional misconduct of peers in Westboro Baptist Church.

http://cjonline.com/news/2011-02-28/...phelps-lawyers


DISBAR THE CUNTS.

[Kissntell]

Targets of the ethics complaint are Topeka residents Phelps-Roper, Rachel Hockenbarger, Betty Phelps, Elizabeth Phelps, Fred Phelps Jr., Jonathan Phelps, Margie Phelps, Tim Phelps, Rebekah Phelps-Davis and Brent Roper. The majority of the group are children of Fred Phelps Sr.

http://cjonline.com/news/2011-02-28/...phelps-lawyers

it'll be damn funny when they ALL get disbarred. ahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[StoyaFanst]

when there is no law, no law can be upheld. dont kid yourself. water mains, and electrical service drops can be cut' phisicaly cut inside of seconds. and at four in the morning on a freezing jan to have both cut at one time, is just what non violent people can do for payback. for the serious minded, a recurve with a broadheaded arrow as they come home to their front door is even sweeter.

true. still an interesting case. i study case law in school. to date, IMHO this is the most fascinating.

AND that may just happen to the sorry pos. the world would be better off.

[ringsarcle]

As vile as I believe the protesters are, nothing guarantees a family the right to have a funeral/graveside service free of the speech of others. As long as the protesters don't break any laws, trespassing, unlawful assembly, whatever, they have the right to their speech. Personally, I hope they all burn in hell.

according to some state laws, they would be breaking the law by disrupting funerals. it is a crime.

[Adamdjeffe]

so the, should NAMBLA be protected by free speech rights? it does promote an illegal act....hmmmmmmm

The ACLU is defending NAMBLA, pro-bono, because they believe NAMBLA’s speech should be protected under the 1st Amendment. The case is still before the courts. In the past the Court has often allowed speech such as this to be protected because the Court reasons that such speech does not pose an immediate danger of an unlawful action.

http://kavitachhibber.com/main/main....=legal-May2007

[JNancy46]

Relevant case law:

* Hustler Magazine v. Falwell. Public figures and public officials may not recover for the tort of outrage (intentional infliction of emotional distress) without proving actual malice.

http://epic.org/free_speech/

i got this!
in re to the terms 'public' and 'celebrity'.

[Hammaduersnes]

The Constitution does not guarantee people the right to a solemn funeral. Americans do have a right to speak freely about public matters. Nonetheless, that does not mean the government can’t put some restrictions on how that free speech can be contained. You can’t, for instance, use a jackhammer at 3 in the morning in a residential neighborhood and insist that you are protesting an increase in sewer rates.

However, the court should not conclude that people can collect damages when protesters make them sadder than they already are. The court should also refuse to categorize funeral attendees as a “captive audience” that deserves special government protection.

What the court should do is agree that states could put reasonable restrictions on actions that can disrupt a funeral. Those restrictions must be narrowly drawn, however, and Indiana’s law that prohibits “fighting or tumultuous conduct” within 500 feet of a burial or funeral ceremony is not reasonable. Five hundred feet is nearly 1.5 times the length of a football field. Some city blocks are not much longer than 500 feet.

Distance from a funeral aside, is a mute protester carrying a “God hates fags” sign the same as “fighting or tumultuous conduct?”

http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2..._distaste.html


should.

'Internet postings that include personal attacks on the families and their deceased children?'

i research this.

[moopogyOvenny]

Snyder discovered the posting, referred to by the parties as the “epic,” during an Internet search for his son’s name. The epic is not properly before us and does not factor in our analysis. Although the epic was submitted to the jury and discussed in the courts below, Snyder never mentioned it in his petition for certiorari.

*it HAS to be mentioned in the petition. even i know this.*

Their press release stated that they were going “to picket the funeral of Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder” because
“God Almighty killed Lance Cpl. Snyder. He died in shame, not honor— for a fag nation cursed by God . . . . Now in Hell—sine die.”

AND

After the funeral, the Westboro picketers reaffirmed the meaning of their protest. They posted an online account entitled “The Burden of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew A.Snyder. The Visit of Westboro Baptist Church to Help the Inhabitants of Maryland Connect the Dots!” Id., at 3788.15


Belying any suggestion that they had simply made general comments about homosexuality, the Catholic Church, and the United States military, the “epic” addressed the Snyder family directly:

“God blessed you, Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, with a resource and his name was Matthew. He was an arrow in your quiver! In thanks to God for the comfort the child could bring you, you had a DUTY to prepare that child to serve the LORD his GOD—PERIOD! You did JUST THE OPPOSITE—you raised him for the devil.

. . . . . “Albert and Julie RIPPED that body apart and taught Matthew to defy his Creator, to divorce, and to commit adultery. They taught him how to support the largest pedophile machine in the history of the entire world, the Roman Catholic monstrosity. Every dime they gave the Roman Catholic monster they condemned their own souls. They also, in supporting satanic Catholicism, taught Matthew to be an idolater. . . . . . “Then after all that they sent him to fight for the United States of Sodom, a filthy country that is in lock step with his evil, wicked, and sinful manner of life, putting him in the cross hairs of a God that is so mad ——————

AND

And the Court’s refusal to consider the epic contrasts sharply with its willingness to take notice of Westboro’s protest activities at other times and locations.

ALITO, J., dissenting

http://www.supremecourt.gov/

*CLEARLY intentional, with Snyder (and family) being the target.*

(“[P]ersonal abuse is not in any proper sense communication of information or opinion safeguarded by the Constitution”). When grave injury is intentionally inflicted by means of an attack like the one at issue here, the First Amendment should not interfere with recovery.

[Aizutox]

Lala dear, why are you talking to yourself? Don't you know what that's a sign of?

[WrinnaArraple]

FUCK SEAN PENN


YOU DO. BUT YOU DO IT ANYWAY, SCHIZZER.

[AdvertisingPo]

Lala dear, why are you talking to yourself? Don't you know what that's a sign of?

no matter. summary is finished.

FUCK SEAN PENN


YOU DO. BUT YOU DO IT ANYWAY, SCHIZZER.

goodnight, klein.