Contents tagged with Summum
Filed in: 10 Commandments | by Geoffrey Surtees | 12:16 PM May. 10, 2013
Summum v. Pleasant Grove City: The Concluding Chapter Begins
Almost eight years ago, in July of 2005, a new age religious group called Summum filed a lawsuit against Pleasant Grove City, Utah. The group claimed that the city’s decision not to display a stone monument bearing Summum’s “Seven Aphorisms” in a city park violated the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Summum argued that because the city park contained a Ten Commandments monument donated by the Fraternal Order of Eagles the city had to display Summum’s Se... Continue Reading
Filed in: 10 Commandments | by Jay Sekulow | 3:03 PM Jun. 26, 2012
Another Win in Latest Chapter of Ten Commandments Challenge
As you may recall, over three years ago, in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, the ACLJ obtained a unanimous victory before the United States Supreme Court which allowed the City of Pleasant Grove, Utah to continue to display a donated Ten Commandments monument in a public park alongside other historically relevant items without being legally required to accept and display all items that any private group or individual offers to donate. Litigation against Pleasant Grove has continued in state court,... Continue Reading
Filed in: Pleasant Grove | by Geoffrey Surtees | 10:25 AM Nov. 7, 2011
Here We Go Again: Summum v. Pleasant Grove
Over two years ago, in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, the ACLJ obtained a unanimous victory in the U.S. Supreme Court allowing a city to display a donated Ten Commandments monument in a public park without having to display any and all donated monuments, donated by any and all private groups. The lawsuit was brought by Summum, a religious organization founded in 1975 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the Summum decision, the Supreme Court unequivocally rejected Summum’s First ... Continue Reading
