February 14, 2006:  Military Funeral Protests Banned

In response to anti-gay protests at military funerals by members of the Westboro Baptist Church (see “2005-2006: Protesters at Military Funerals”), Indiana legislators passed into law a bill that “makes disorderly conduct at a funeral a Class D felony and mandates a 500 foot setback from the edge of the grave for any protest” (“Governor signs,” 2006). Others states in which the Westboro Baptist Church has protested are deliberated upon similar legislation.

References:
• Governor signs Steele’s funeral bill into law. (2005, February 14). Retrieved May 2, 2006 from http://www.in.gov/S44/3-2-06.htm
• Lydersen, K. (2006, January 30). 5 states consider bans on protests at funerals. Retrieved May 2, 2006, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/29/AR2006012900927.html