The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a controversial case pitting the first amendment against the families of soldiers killed overseas.
"We have to have some respect for the families, whose children, whose wives, whose husbands, have given their life. It just wasn't about the picketing," said Albert Snyder.
Members of Westboro Baptist Church protested at Matthew Snyder's funeral and others around the country because they believe that all U.S. war deaths are God's punishment for allowing gays in the military.
This particular case happened in 2006, but you may remember back in 2005, this same group threatened to protest the funeral of Bakersfield soldier Private First Class Ramon Villatoro Junior.
They never came, but the prospect of them coming upset Villatoro's family.
"Tomorrow i will not say anything to them, but that doesn't mean that my heart will not be filled with a little bit of anger," said Amanda Villatoro. "I'm just going to try, try, try to not do anything back."
As for Albert Snyder, he was awarded $5,000,000 in his original suit.
An appeals court threw it out, and now the Supreme Court must decide whether picketing a soldier's funeral is a first amendment right.
"I hope it comes out our way," said Snyder. "I hope it comes out this way for everybody. I mean, you know, if basically this isn't overturned, they're literally telling everybody, you have no right to bury anybody in peace."
A decision in this case isn't expected for several weeks.
