IIED and vagueness

Steven Jamar stevenjamar at gmail.com
Thu Nov 1 12:17:26 PDT 2007


I'm sorry, Ed, but I'm missing the problem.  Free exercise  or free
speech -- is that the conflict you are positing as in conflict?  If
so, I assume it is not a question directed to me since I don't think
the limitation on free speech violates the constitution even without
the free exercise overlay.

Steve


On 11/1/07, Ed Darrell <edarrell at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, what happens in a hypothetical if the family of the
> soldier claims the funeral is a religious service which deserves special
> protection from such disruption?  Let's assume the family has a long record
> of attending church -- oh, heck, let's assume the soldier is himself a
> Returned Missionary for the Latter-day Saints church, and that his father is
> the current bishop of the ward.  Which First Amendment Right gets honored?
>

-- 
Prof. Steven Jamar
Howard University School of Law


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