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Tully Center for Free Speech Director on 'Snyder v. Phelps'
Roy S. Gutterman, Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University, writes on the Supreme Court's decision in Snyder v. Phelps: "[F]or every Westboro Church protest, there is a debate on legitimate public policy or government abuse that also demands protection."
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