Supreme Court Coverage - Read News Reports About Jay Sekulow's Supreme Court Victory in First Amendment 'Monument' Case

June 24, 2011

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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today issued a significant First Amendment ruling clearing the way for governments to accept permanent monuments of their choosing in public parks. The decision comes in the case of Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, a critical First Amendment case in which the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) represented the Utah city in a challenge to a display of the Ten Commandments in a city park.

ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow presented oral arguments before the high court in November on behalf of Pleasant Grove City, UT, which accepted and displayed a donated monument of the Ten Commandments by the Fraternal Order of Eagles nearly 40 years - a case that hinges on sound precedent involving the well-established distinction between government speech and private speech.

You can read the Supreme Court decision here.

You can read the ACLJ opening brief here and its reply brief here.

The issue has received expansive news coverage. Some of the news stories about this case are posted below.

CBN News - High Court Denies Religious Sect's Display

FOX News - Supreme Court Comes Down on Side of Ten Commandments

OneNewsNow.com - Supreme Court Protects First Amendment, Ten Commandments

CNSNews.com - Summum Decision to Provide Bookend to Ten Commandments Challenges, Attorney Hopes

Washington Post - City Can Reject Religious Display; Supreme Court Backs Utah Officials

WorldNetDaily - Supremes: Cities Can Refuse Religious Monuments

LifeSiteNews.com - Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Right to Publicly Display Ten Commandments

Reuters - Supreme Court Lets City Refuse Religious Monument

Bloomberg - City With Ten Commandments Monument Wins at Top Court