# Marine's dad ordered to pay Fred Phelps legal fees!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 29, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marines-dad-ordered-to-pay-fred-phelps-legal-fees/534256 "2010-03-29T21:25:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marines-dad-ordered-to-pay-fred-phelps-legal-fees/534256/1 "2010-03-29T21:25:53Z")

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[Story here.](http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/03/29/us/AP-US-Funeral-Protests.html?_r=1&ref=aponline)

While it initially looked like Al Snyder won a $5 million verdict against the WBC, the ruling was thrown out on appeal. Moreover, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Maryland ordered Snyder to pay the costs of Phelps’ appeal [to the tune of $16,000](http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/posted/archive/2010/03/29/father-of-dead-soldier-ordered-to-pay-westboro-baptists-16k-in-ongoing-court-fight.aspx). Truly adding injury to insult.

Like a lot of folks on this board, I loathe the WBC with a fiery hot blazing passion, and I respectfully request that like-minded Dopers consider joining me in donating to Albert Synder, who now must cough up 16 thousand bucks to pay for Phelps’ appeal.

Snyder’s law firm set up the following site [[LINK REMOVED]] — feel free to do the WHOIS test yourself to confirm authenticity — to help pay for costs.

Thanks for your consideration.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marines-dad-ordered-to-pay-fred-phelps-legal-fees/534256/2 "2010-03-29T21:34:14Z")

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Fred Phelps is a complete asshole.

But this lawsuit was bullshit from the start, the original decision and award were stupid, and it’s right that it was overturned.

I feel for the Snyder family, but they should have gone on with the lives rather than go through with this ridiculous lawsuit. I’ll pass on the donation, thanks.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marines-dad-ordered-to-pay-fred-phelps-legal-fees/534256/3 "2010-03-29T21:41:35Z")

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Missed the edit window:

[Previous thread on the case.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=442385)

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marines-dad-ordered-to-pay-fred-phelps-legal-fees/534256/4 "2010-03-29T21:59:32Z")

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I’m closing this thread because the OP is primarily encouraging people to give money to the Snyder family. **B. Serum** , you’re welcome to start another thread to discuss the case and the ruling, but please don’t start threads just to encourage people to give to a cause.

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