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=Unit 5= The justices of the Unites States Supreme Court will be asked to address how far states and private entities such as cemeteries and churches can go to justify picket-free zones and the use of "floating buffers" to silence or restrict speech or movements of demonstrators exercising their constitutional rights in a funeral setting.

1. Who is involved in the case? What are the names of the participants on each side of the conflict? 2. What are the main facts in the case? What happened? 3.. What court is going to hear the case? 4. What happened in the lower courts? What courts have been involved in the conflict? What were the court ruling? 5. 3. List at least three arguments for each side. 6. What does WTP say about free expression and free exercise? 7. What is your opinion in the case? How should the court rule? Why?

= = =Father of Marine Killed in Iraq Sues Church for Cheering Death, Appeals to Public Online for Help=

=Justices to hear case over protests at military funerals= By **Bill Mears**, CNN Supreme Court ProducerMarch 9, 2010 9:38 a.m. EST

=Man ordered to pay appeal costs of protesters at his son's funeral=

Lesson 29 1. List and describe five arguments that favor free speech. 2. What ideas about free expression were brought to American from England? 3. The Constitution made no mention of a “free press”. Why? 4. List and explain Jefferson’s quote about freedon of speech and press. 5.What is seditious libel? 6. Who was John Peter Zenger? What happened to him? Describe his trial and the outcome of the trial? 7. Why is this trial important? 8. List three times when freedom of expression has been suppressed? 9. How may governments limit expression? List the ways and give an example for each method. 10.How have wars and emergencies affected speech and press?

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