Jose Olivera '11 Publishes Op-ed in La Prensa
Jose Olivera '11 has published an op-ed in La Prensa San Diego regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Synder v. Phelps, in which the Court ruled that the First Amendment protected the actions of members of the Westboro Baptist Church as they protested at the funerals of deceased U.S. soldiers bearing signs with anti-gay, anti-American sentiments.
"The Court was correct to remember that free speech is a hallmark of a free, democratic, and civilized society," wrote Olivera, an Iraq War veteran. "Sadly, it forgot that another hallmark of such a society is a legal system that gives victims an avenue for justice."