Aha, just did some research into this so-called 'group',
nutjubs indeed!
This article was posted back in Oct 7 2010, however is very relevant to this thread, if indeed the decision was made to reference to the linked case in particular, i am not sure, haven't gotten that far yet.
"The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could redefine what constitutes free speech under the First Amendment. In the case, the father of slain Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder sued the small Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church for emotional distress after church members protested outside his son's funeral with signs such as "Thank God for Dead Soldiers." Snyder was awarded $5 million in damages by a Maryland court for emotional distress, but that judgment was overturned on free speech grounds. Were Rev. Fred Phelps and his Westboro clan within their First Amendment rights?"
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Thank God for dead soldiers eh?
Wooow!!! Nutjubs is an understatement.