Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on two Ten Commandments cases, as CNN reports. Each raises the question whether a state’s public display of the Ten Command- ments violates the Establishment Clause, by communicating a state endorsement of religion.
The U.S. Constitution clearly states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for redress of grievances.” U.S. Const., Amend. I.
Read the briefs of these two cases (Van Orden v. Perry Docket No. 03-1500 and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky Docket No. 03-1693) at the American Bar Association’s website.