Westboro Church members fail to post bonds in Maryland
12:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Two members of the Westboro Baptist Church have failed to post bonds needed to delay the collection of a $5 million jury award while their case is being appealed.
As of Monday's 5 p.m. deadline imposed by a federal judge in Baltimore, Shirley Phelps-Roper and Rebekah Phelps-Davis had not posted their bonds of $125,000 and $100,000. The women had argued in April for lesser bond amounts.
The jury award followed a finding in November that the Topeka church intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Albert Snyder of York, Penn. Church members protested the Maryland funeral for Snyder's son. Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder was killed in Iraq in March 2006.
Funeral picketing lawsuit
- Phelps: Vandalism, explosive devices not enough to intimidate church (November 1, 2007)
- Westboro Church pleased with ruling (October 31, 2007)
- Jury orders Westboro Baptist to pay millions to father of fallen Marine (October 31, 2007)
- Father of slain Marine says funeral protest sickened him (October 24, 2007)
- Lawsuit against Westboro Baptist Church begins (October 22, 2007)
- Church member says fear of God, not malice, prompted protests (October 23, 2007)
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