Funeral Protests: Selected Federal Laws and Constitutional Issues

Ruane, Kathleen Ann

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Military cemeteries and funerals;    Cemeteries and funerals;    Freedom of speech;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  R41717
RP-ID  :  R41717_2011Mar22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Supreme Court's decision in Snyder vs. Phelps, which deals with the question of Westboro Baptist Church's tort liability, a church that has protested military funerals for a number of years. It analyzes the constitutional issues facing federal laws that create funeral protest buffer zones and examines legislative options for amending the federal laws restricting funeral protests, including H.R. 961.