Legal Opinion
Phelps-Roper v. Troutman
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2011No. 10-2601PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
Shirley Phelps-Roper brought this action to enjoin the enforcement of the Nebraska Funeral Picketing Law (NFPL), arguing that it violates her First Amendment right to free speech. She appeals a *488district court order denying her motion for a preliminary injunction. Bound by a previous panel decision involving a similar statute, the same procedural posture on appeal, and the identical plaintiff, Phelps-Roper v. Nixon, 545 F.3d 685 (8th Cir. 2008), we reverse.
Phelps-Roper is a member of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), a group which believes that God is killing Americans as punishment for its…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Hill v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Frisby v. SchultzSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Phelps-Roper v. NixonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- Phelps-Roper v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Laclede Gas Company v. St. Charles CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
- Shirley Phelps-Roper v. Pete RickettsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
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