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: American Heritage | by Jay Sekulow | 1:33 PM Nov. 1, 2011

Constitutional Confusion to Persist After SCOTUS Rejects Utah Case

A memorial for the victims of the shootings at Fort Hood Army base stands outside of Central Christian Church in Killeen

It is disappointing that the Supreme Court failed to take a very important case out of Utah - a case involving the placement of crosses along Utah highways to commemorate the death of Utah Highway Patrol officers and a reminder to urge motorists to drive safely. This is a case that we've been involved in for quite some time. The kind of issue we discuss regularly. A federal appeals court determined these highway crosses were unconstitutional. The case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a... Continue Reading