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Tully Center for Free Speech Director on 'Snyder v. Phelps'
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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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