Supreme Court upholds 40-foot 'Peace Cross' as a war memorial
by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
Jun 20, 2019
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the display of a 40-foot cross at a busy Maryland intersection, ruling the symbol can be seen as a war memorial honoring local soldiers and not an unconstitutional promotion of a favored religion.
The 7-2 decision gives local officials somewhat more freedom to
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