Snyder Vs. Phelps And It's Relation To The First Amendment

BUS 331
Research Paper
November 23, 2012

Snyder v. Phelps, and
It’s Relation to the First Amendment

For many years there have been issues about speaking out in a private or public setting. Some people might believe that there is no difference between the two, but there is a difference. Private settings only have a hand full of individuals speaking within a group, whereas in public settings people are speaking out to the world, more so because the speech is available to everyone. People are free to say whatever they want because they are protected by the First Amendment.
The First Amendment protects individuals “right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference” (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment).
The First Amendment also “enforces the "separation of church and state"” (www.law.cornell.edu). The First Amendment protection for freedom of expression “consists of the rights to freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition the government for a redress of grievances, and the implied rights of association and belief” (www.law.cornell.edu). Though there are several components of freedom of expression “the most basic component of freedom of expression is the right of freedom of speech” (www.law.cornell.edu). The First Amendment states that the “right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves without interference or constraint by the government”