Reid part of brief that asks court to shield military funerals
By Carri Greer Thevenot
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have joined 40 other U.S. senators in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the privacy of grieving families at military funerals.
The group stated its position in a 15-page friends-of-the-court brief.
As members of Congress, the 42 senators "are entrusted by the American people to support the military service members charged with the defense of our nation and to ensure that those slain in service are lain to rest with dignity, solemnity, and respect," according to the brief.