3 3 3 a bill o restrict protesters at military funerals. will be heard in court this morning. local officiall are trying to push picketers. a little farther away.megan gilliland is live with more on what this bill entails. good morning patrice,thii bill, would expand the distance. thht picketers could protest near soldiers funerals. moving them from pway.(chhrch protest- 3 seconds) when the westboro baptist church members showed up at this soldiers funeral in carroll county. 5 years ago. it lead to a civil lawsuit. after years in court. the us supreme court recently ruled in the churches favor. protecttng theer first amendment rights.bbt some state and local officials, still believe picketing these funerals is wrong and they re trying to restrict it in the future. without violating the first amendment. (shoemakkr) i would prefer that they wouud be in the next county someplace but 500 feet may be right, could be a thousa thousand. today s hearing will be heard at one o clo