there s no guaranteeing in this business but things went well. the briefing went well, and we re confident that we ll receive a favorable outcome. reporter: the supreme court heard both arguments today. its decision is not expected until spring. brian kuebler abc 2 news. today friends, family and staff at johns hopkins university are honoring stephen f a memorial service i going on for the hospital countries researcher. he was stabbed as he walked home. john wagner and lavell amir writ will stand trial for his murder. they demanded cash from him and stabbed him in the chest. jurors in the trial of three men accused of killing former baltimore city councilman tim harris could not reach an agreement on the most serious charges of murder. the jurors told the judge they had been unable to agree on charges of first and second degree murder against gary collins jerome williams and charles mcgain he. the judge told the jurors to try again. they face counts on more than 2 doz
lost his case in court and was even forthed to pay the followers $16,000. several media organizations have filed breves siding with the protestors saying as distate left as they are it is free speech. the justices won t decide the case until next june. roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. thanks rosie definitely a hot topic and as expected this story is generating dozens of comments on our w m ar facebook fan page we ask do you think the westboro baptist church should be protected under the first amendment. mary writes in the the west important 0 baptist church feels this way why don t they leave the country. sherry fink writes free speech is an amazing liberty, but it is like any other right we can say and do what we wish as long as we hurt no one else and allow others their privacy. and freddie says sadly the right to free speech includes the right to rude and disrespectful speech and protest. obviously our constitutional rights do not dictate human character. remember we north