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Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. 443 (2011), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that speech made in a public place on a matter of public concern cannot be the basis of liability for a tort of emotional distress, even if the speech is viewed as offensive or outrageous.
Jun 26, 2024 · James Snyder, the former mayor of Portage, Indiana, was convicted in 2021 after a two-week trial in which federal prosecutors showed that he and a friend he’d appointed to a city board had improperly steered contracts worth more than $1 million to a local truck dealership.
Apr 14, 2024 · The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in Snyder v. United States, a case involving illegal gratuities paid to a local government official. The issue is whether the federal government can use 18 U.S.C. § 666 (a) (1) (B) —known as federal funds bribery—to prosecute those who give and take illegal gratuities or whether the ...
Snyder sued Phelps and the church claiming, among other things, that their actions caused him severe emotional distress. In defense, Phelps argued that his speech (the picketing and the signs) was protected under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Timothy Snyder. For the American mathematician and academic administrator, see Timothy Law Snyder. Timothy David Snyder (born August 18, 1969) is an American historian specializing in the history of Central and Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and the Holocaust.
Jun 26, 2024 · A federal jury ultimately convicted Snyder of accepting an illegal gratuity in violation of §666 (a) (1) (B). The District Court sentenced Snyder to 1 year and 9 months in prison. On appeal, Snyder argued that §666 criminalizes only bribes, not gratuities. The Seventh Circuit affirmed Snyder’s conviction.
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The earlier Snyder Act (1924) had extended citizenship to all Indians born in the United States, opening the door to full participation in American civic life. But few took advantage of the law, and a number of states subsequently excluded them from the franchise.
