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The 43-foot cross atop public land on Mt. Soledad in San Diego is an unconstitutional "government endorsement of religion," a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, the latest twist in a two-decade legal struggle.
I do think it's a good idea to refrain from erecting prominent religious symbols on publicly-owned land. Governments should not appear to endorse any particular religion.
It is the nith district I beleiev and not unususal for it really. it has no effect in other parts of the country tho.
Did you miss the part about the ruling being handed down from a FEDERAL APPEALS COURT? As a Federal Court ruling, it certainly has the potential to impact other parts of the country....
I do think it's a good idea to refrain from erecting prominent religious symbols on publicly-owned land. Governments should not appear to endorse any particular religion.
This term, justices reversed, at least partially, 94% of the Western appeals court's rulings. Part of the reason, experts say, is the court is perceived as liberal and partial to the underdog.
June 29, 2009|Carol J. Williams
From prisoners' rights to environmental protection, laws set by the West's powerful appeals court were overturned in 15 of the 16 cases reviewed this term by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The reversals affect a broad range of civil rights and business practices challenged in the nine states and two Pacific territories covered by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The justices shot down four rulings seen as protecting nature against industrial hazards and five cases asserting claims by convicts that their rights were abused.
Soledad cross case concludes, leaving memorial in place
by Greg Moran
SEP. 8, 2016 5:40 PM PT
More than 25 years of lawsuits, court rulings, aborted sales and property transfers over the landmark Mt. Soledad cross in La Jolla have finally come to an end, closing one of the longest legal battles over religious symbols on public property in the country.
On Wednesday the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a one-page ruling ordering the end to the latest round of appeals and dismissal of the case, because the central issue — a religious symbol standing on government property — was moot.
That’s because in July 2015 the Mount Soledad Memorial Association agreed to purchase the cross and the land beneath it for $1.4 million from the Department of Defense.
I do think it's a good idea to refrain from erecting prominent religious symbols on publicly-owned land. Governments should not appear to endorse any particular religion.
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