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Following a ten year dispute involving courthouse displays of the Ten Commandments, an attorney for McCreary and Pulaski counties in Kentucky told a panel of the 6th. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati Tuesday (today) that the displays are legal. A 2005 Supreme Court decision said the displays in the two counties had a predominantly religious purpose, but the high court also ruled religious materials are allowed as part of an educational or historical display. The attorney told the Court of Appeals the displays focus on the foundations of American law and government, while including the Declaration of Independence, Star Spangled Banner and Bill of Rights, therefore satisfying the court's requirements. However, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union say the goal of the displays is to promote religion and changes were made only to improve their chances in court.