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

June 24, 2011

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The Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum (No. 07-665) - a First Amendment case that could force cities nationwide to either to dismantle a host of monuments, memorials, and other displays, including long-standing patriotic and historical displays, or else let all comers install privately owned monuments or displays, regardless of content.

ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow presented oral arguments before the high court 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 a transcript of the Supreme Court oral arguments 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.

Baptist Press - High Court Weighs Religious Sect Exhibit

PBS - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly - Summum says Seven Aphorisms Should Be Displayed if 10 Commandments Displayed

CBN News - Top Court Hears Religious Monument Case

USA Today - Utah Dispute May Spark Tests of Church and State

Daily Herald (Provo, UT) - Pleasant Grove Monument Battle Resumes in High Court

Salt Lake Tribune - U.S. Supreme Court Will Rule in Spring '09 on Summum Monument Suit

Bloomberg - Religious Displays in Parks Divide U.S. Supreme Court Justices

PBS - The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer - Justices Hear Monument Case

New York Times - Justices Grapple With Question of Church Monument as Free Speech Issue