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 == Protest bans == 

 I changed the language of that section slightly. Indiana for one does NOT ban ""protests."" The law makes ""disorderly conduct"" within 500 feet of a funeral a felony.  There is a huge difference between disorderly conduct, an actionable offense, and protest, a form of speech.  I believe several other states have used similar language.  Banning protest would violate 1A, as SCOTUS has ruled. States are well within their authority to define disorderly conduct and prosecute on a sworn complaint. It's a legal difference, but an important one.  "