ACLJ Prepares for Supreme Court First Amendment Case This Term - November Arguments Scheduled in Case to Protect Nation's Heritage Displayed in America's Cities

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is preparing to deliver oral arguments on November 12, 2008 before the Supreme Court of the United States in a key First Amendment speech case that could affect local governments across the country. In Pleasant Grove City v. Summum (No. 07-665), the ACLJ represents Pleasant Grove City, Utah in an appeal of a decision that would have forced cities to either to dismantle a host of monuments, memorials, and other displays, including long-standing patriotic and historical displays, or else let all comers install privately owned monuments or displays, regardless of content.

The issue began when a lawsuit was filed by a group...

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