First Amendment
New Motives May Save Ten Commandments Displays
Posted Aug 8, 2008, 08:53 am CDT
By Molly McDonough
After years of wrangling and a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court over the courthouse displays featuring the Ten Commandments, a federal judge has agreed to allow two Kentucky counties to argue how their motives for displaying the Commandments, while initially religious, are now purely secular.
U.S. District Judge Jennifer B. Coffman in one breath issued a ruling this week making permanent the temporary injunction against the Commandments alongside historical documents, the Courier-Journal ports. But Coffman also said she would allow the counties to explain how their motives have now changed.
If those arguments are successful, the Commandments, which would be part of a Foundations of American Law and Government display, could go back up.
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