While I applaud this ruling, I do wonder if it will set up a SCOTUS showdown taking into consideration Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. 443 (2011). A case the WBC won.
The law bans protests within 500 feet of a funeral service from one hour before the rites begin to two hours afterward.
Federal appeals court upholds funeral picketing law; Westboro Baptist Church vows to take case to Supreme Court | Nebraska | omaha.comThe 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that it wasn’t unreasonable to limit the time and location of picketing because of “vulnerable physical and emotional conditions” of funeral mourners.
,,,“This law strikes the appropriate balance between First Amendment free speech rights and the rights of grieving families to bury their loved ones in peace,” Peterson said in a press release.
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Friday’s ruling stated that members of Westboro Church have a First Amendment right to speak, but that right is “not absolute” and that some restrictions in “time, place, and/or manner” are allowed.
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