Pleasant Grove City, UT – The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that a small religious group cannot force a city in Utah to place a granite marker in a local park that already is home to a Ten Commandments display.
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In a case involving the Salt Lake City-based Summum, the court said today that governments can decide what to display in a public park without running afoul of the First Amendment.
Pleasant Grove City, Utah, rejected the group’s marker, prompting a federal lawsuit that argued that a city can’t allow some private displays in its public park and reject others.
The federal appeals court in Denver agreed.
B’h there is still some sanity left in the Supreme Court. We have to remember President Bush letova for appointing two excellent justices during his term.
Hmm, no word of this in the local news here. Thanks VIN for bringing this to light. The small religious group that created this mess in the first place is “Summum.” A guy that believes aliens contacted him, and gave him “The Seven Aphorisms.” The group wanted a marker with their seven aphorisms placed in the park next to the 10 commandments. Oh, and they’ll mummify your cat, for a “modest” fee.