Daily Herald - Utah Religious Group Sues to Display Monument

By Associated Press, HeraldExtra.com

A Utah religious group has asked a state court judge to order the city of Pleasant Grove to place its monument in a park - a move that follows a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling that rejected a similar request from the group. . . .

Governments have the right to regulate monuments on public property, said Geoff Surtees, an attorney who works for the American Center for Law and Justice in Washington, D.C., and will represent the city in the case.

Unlike speeches or prayers before a public meeting, a monument is permanent, he said.

"Nobody is saying Summum can't come to the park and speak about their principles," Surtees said. "But a monument is permanent, and it becomes the speech of the government." . . .

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