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Tuesday, October 12, 2004

BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court takes Ten Commandments cases
Bernard Hibbitts at 10:11 AM ET

AP is reporting that the Supreme Court has taken a case on the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings.

UPDATE: The justices will consider two cases, one on the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Texas state Capitol (Orden v. Perry, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, November 2003; PDF), and the other on the posting of the Ten Commandments in courthouses in Kentucky (ACLU of Kentucky v. McCreary County, US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Decemebr 2003; read a press release by Liberty Counsel, representing three Kentucky counties). AP has more.

UPDATE-2: The Supreme Court's complete order list can be viewed here [PDF].




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