westboro baptist church who picketed outside the 2006 funeral of matthew schneider with signs that said god hates the u.s.a. and thank god for dead soldiers had a constitutionally protected right to do so. justice samuel alito was the lone dissent in the 8-1 decision, writing the church protests went too far. quote, our profound national commitment to freedom and open debates not' license for the vicious verbal assault that occurred in the case. that is what mr. alito wrote. we are back, and also joining the panel is dorothy rabinowitz, first lay out the case for the 8. >> the father of the corporal killed in action, filed a suit against westboro baptist church, for intentional infliction of emotional distress, and, what the court ruled was, that by picketing in an orderly fashion