In 2006 the ACLU fought for the Westboro Baptist Church and Shirley Phelps-Roper after they were prevented from picketing outside of veterans'funerals due to the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act.
In 2006 the ACLU fought for the Westboro Baptist Church and Shirley Phelps-Roper after they were prevented from picketing outside of veterans'funerals in Missouri. The ACLU challenged the Missouri state law, which was similar to the federal Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act.