Friday, October 29, 2010
Attorneys Appeal Ten Commancments Ruling
KENTUCKY....
Attorneys for McCreary and Pulaski counties are asking the Supreme Court to hear an appeal in cases involving displays of the Ten Commandments. The attorneys say panels of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued contradictory rulings on identical displays, allowing them in courthouses in Mercer and Grayson counties, but not in McCreary and Pulaski counties. The main difference was that officials in Grayson and Mercer said their purpose in posting the display was educational while officials in the other counties had a track record of religious motivation, though both have since declared only an educational intent. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky challenged the displays.
Attorneys for McCreary and Pulaski counties are asking the Supreme Court to hear an appeal in cases involving displays of the Ten Commandments. The attorneys say panels of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued contradictory rulings on identical displays, allowing them in courthouses in Mercer and Grayson counties, but not in McCreary and Pulaski counties. The main difference was that officials in Grayson and Mercer said their purpose in posting the display was educational while officials in the other counties had a track record of religious motivation, though both have since declared only an educational intent. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky challenged the displays.
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