Funeral Protests Selected Federal Laws and Constitutional Issues

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Freedom of speech.

Military funerals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Discusses Supreme Court ruling in >Snyder vs. Phelps</EMPHASIS>, which absolved the Westboro Baptist Church of tort liability for its protest of a military funeral, and held that the speech of the church was fully protected by the First Amendment. Analyzes constitutional issues facing Federal laws that create or expand funeral protest buffer zones, such as H.R. 961. Discusses legislative options and proposals for amending Federal laws restricting funeral protests

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Funeral Protests

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-AML-0130

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