Second Case Filed at the Supreme Court

I am happy to report that we have filed our second case involving the Ten Commandments and other historic monument displays in Duchesne, Utah.  Weve asked the Court to hear a case in order to reverse the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  In that case, the court held that once a city accepts monumentswhether they depict heroes from World War II, salute the Veterans of Foreign Wars, acknowledge the Ten Commandments from the Fraternal Order of Eagles or are a September 11th memorialthey are compelled to accept monuments from other groups sending a counter-message. 

Frankly, these cases are straightforward.  When an organization donates a sculpture or a monument and the government decides to accept that monument, the speech is now that of the government.  In short, accepting a Statue of Liberty does not compel a government to accept a Statue of Tyranny.  In these cases, we are asking the Court to reverse the Tenth Circuits precedent.  We are under a very tight timeframe.  Our next set of briefs is due at the end of December, so this is proving to be a very busy time for us at the ACLJ. 

We have also set up in the ACLJ Spotlight on our home webpage, assistance regarding celebrating the Christmas season in schools and in the public arena.  If you need information about your rights and the rights of your children, please visit our Christmas Resource Center.  We will also keep you posted as cases continue to develop in this area.  I am happy to report that, thus far, we have been able to resolve the cases presented to us concerning Christmas celebration issues.