This couldn't happen to a nicer group
Oct. 31st, 2007 10:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
A jury awarded $10.9 million in damages against the Westboro Baptist Church.
U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett noted the size of the award for compensating damages "far exceeds the net worth of the defendants," according to financial statements filed with the court.
I wouldn't be surprised to see some, or all of this reduced in an appeal, but one can always hope. It would not distress me to see these folks end up homeless and broke.
U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett noted the size of the award for compensating damages "far exceeds the net worth of the defendants," according to financial statements filed with the court.
I wouldn't be surprised to see some, or all of this reduced in an appeal, but one can always hope. It would not distress me to see these folks end up homeless and broke.
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Date: 2007-11-01 11:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-01 11:36 am (UTC)