WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court heard two sides of a debate over religious monuments in a public park on Wednesday (Nov. 12), with a Utah city arguing it shouldn’t have to take every monument presented to it, and a small religious group countering that its free speech has been violated. Lawyers supporting Pleasant Grove City, Utah, say governments can pick and choose what monuments they accept, but an attorney for the Summum sect said a public park should be open to a range of expressions.
Supreme Court hears religious monuments case
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court heard two sides of a debate over religious monuments in a public park on Wednesday (Nov. 12), with a Utah city arguing it shouldn’t have to take every monument presented to it, and a small religious group countering that its free speech has been violated. Lawyers supporting Pleasant Grove City, Utah, […]
