Home > Topics > Assembly   Overview> By David L. Hudson Jr. First Amendment Center research attorney The First Amendment prohibits government from abridging "the right of the people peaceably to assemble." FULL STORY> Okla. governor signs new funeral-protest restrictions New law prohibits protests within two hours before or after a funeral and bars such demonstrations within 1,000 feet of services. 04.19.11   10th Circuit asked to rehear Secret Service lawsuit Justice Department, state attorneys general back appeal of two Secret Service agents who were sued after arresting man who confronted former Vice President Dick Cheney in 2006. 04.19.11 Last system update: Thursday, June 20, 2013 | 00:52:23  SEARCH  MORE assembly topics > Curfews, loitering & freedom of association Civil rights & First Amendment Abortion protests & buffer zones Assembly on private property Funeral protests