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Matheson Hopes to Stop Military Funeral Protests

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The Westboro Baptist Church has drawn plenty of attention around the country and even right here in Utah protesting at funerals of many fallen U.S. soldiers and Marines. Now, Utah Congressman Jim Matheson is working with other members of Congress to stop protests near military funerals, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, an effort to do so in the past was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

(KCPW News) The Westboro Baptist Church has drawn plenty of attention around the country and even right here in Utah protesting at funerals of many fallen U.S. soldiers and Marines. Now, Utah Congressman Jim Matheson is working with other members of Congress to stop protests near military funerals, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, an effort to do so in the past was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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