Public Display of the Ten Commandments and Other Religious Symbols.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity.

Church and state.

Freedom of religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (12 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Summarizes and discusses Supreme Court decisions in >Stone v. Graham</EMPHASIS>, >Van Orden v. Perry</EMPHASIS>, and >McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky</EMPHASIS> regarding constitutionality of the public display of the Ten Commandments. Analyzes facts of each case, noting distinctions that could have given rise to divergent decisions. Reviews related Supreme Court cases addressing public displays of other religious symbols.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Public Display of the Ten Commandments and Other Religious Symbols

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