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0 Left 0 Centered 0 RightSamuel AlitoIn the long parade of reprehensible Nazis, inveterate potty-mouths, and flag burners in First Amendment history, Fred Phelps and his hate-bot family may now take their place at the front of the line. Last week the Supreme Court reluctantly handed the miscreant Phelps family a victory, finding that vicious protests are protected speech, even when they take place at the private funeral of a private individual.Neither Chief Justice John Roberts' majority opinion in the case nor Justice ...