Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; ALM Media; American Society of News Editors; The Associated Press; et al.
Amici Curiae
Robert Corn-Revere, Counsel of Record The Amici in this brief are 22 prominent news organizations and associations. Robert Corn-Revere is a partner with the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, where he specializes in First Amendment, communications, media, and information technology law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 14, 2010. Most reasonable people would consider the funeral protests conducted by members of the Westboro Baptist Church to be inexplicable and hateful. Without a doubt, the church’s message of intolerance is deeply offensive to many, and especially…
