Westboro Baptist Church protesters
June 30, 2011
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law that makes it illegal to disrupt military funerals, and requires protesters to stay at least 300 feet away from funeral services. Penalties for disobeying the new law include a $1,000 fine and possible jail time.
The measure was authored by state Sen. Ted Lieu, an Air Force veteran. He said his new law stays within the confines of last year's ...
A measure that would require military funeral protesters to stay 500 feet away from funeral services within an hour of those services taking place has cleared a legislative hurdle.
The bill by California State Senator Ted Lieu was approved yesterday by the Assembly Public Safety Committee.
Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill last year, writing in his veto message that the measure violated protesters' free speech rights - rights that ...
The California Senate has unanimously approved a measure that would require military funeral protesters to stay 500 feet away from funeral services within an hour of those services taking place.
Reuters reports a similar bill made it to Governor Jerry Brown's desk last year, but he vetoed it. Brown said it violated protesters' free speech rights - rights that were protected by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. That ...
It all started with Zach Parker, and a project he created for his government class when he was a senior in high school. Parker's project centered around an idea to protect military funerals from protesters, and that idea is now a full-fledged bill moving through Congress.
Maine Senator Olympia Snow is sponsoring the legislation, called the Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act, or SERVE Act. The Portland Press ...
