Texas courthouse monument Bible display ruling [5th Circuit]

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Texas courthouse monument Bible display ruling [5th Circuit]

August 16, 2006 07:27:00 pm

Kay Staley v. Harris County, Texas, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, August 15, 2006 [ruling that a Bible included in a monument in front of a Harris County, Texas, civil courthouse promotes Christianity and thereby violates the US Constitution]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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