Federal Judge in Baltimore Denies Westboro Baptist Church's Latest Bid to Lower Damages

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A federal judge in Baltimore has denied a Kansas church's request to further reduce damages it owes for picketing near a Marine's funeral in Westminster.

Attorneys for the Topeka-based Westboro Baptist Church argued that the punitive damage award, already reduced from $8 million to $2.1 million, should be subject to Maryland's $665,000 cap on non- economic damages.

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Federal Judge in Baltimore Denies Westboro Baptist Church's Latest Bid to Lower Damages

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett, who earlier ruled that punitive damages a...

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