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ACLU challenges funeral protest ban
Portions of a new Kentucky law intended to prevent protesters from disrupting military funerals are unconstitutional, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a federal lawsuit filed May 1.
The ACLU argues that sections of the law go too far in limiting freedom of speech and expression.
The lawsuit puts the ACLU, which routinely handles discrimination cases involving gays and lesbians, on the same side as Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., known for its anti-gay protests.
Church members have protested at military funerals in several states. The church claims the soldiers’ deaths are a sign of God punishing America for tolerating homosexuality.
The Kentucky law is so broad that people could unknowingly violate it by stopping to chat on a public sidewalk near a funeral home, said LiliS. Lutgens, an ACLU attorney in Louisville. It also could prevent pro-military groups from participating in counter-protests outside memorial services, she said.
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ACLU- this is ridiculous
They claim they protect American Rights, what about the rights of those fallen soldiers. They deserve all the respect we can give them. They have laid down there lives for there country.
Portions of a new Kentucky law intended to prevent protesters from disrupting military funerals are unconstitutional, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a federal lawsuit filed May 1.
The ACLU argues that sections of the law go too far in limiting freedom of speech and expression.
The lawsuit puts the ACLU, which routinely handles discrimination cases involving gays and lesbians, on the same side as Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., known for its anti-gay protests.
Church members have protested at military funerals in several states. The church claims the soldiers’ deaths are a sign of God punishing America for tolerating homosexuality.
The Kentucky law is so broad that people could unknowingly violate it by stopping to chat on a public sidewalk near a funeral home, said LiliS. Lutgens, an ACLU attorney in Louisville. It also could prevent pro-military groups from participating in counter-protests outside memorial services, she said.
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ACLU- this is ridiculous
They claim they protect American Rights, what about the rights of those fallen soldiers. They deserve all the respect we can give them. They have laid down there lives for there country.
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