SCOTUS Ten Commandments Decision

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"Supreme Court bars Ten Commandments at courthouses Justices allow Commandments at state capitol Monday, June 27, 2005; Posted: 11:32 a.m. EDT (15:32 GMT) story.generic.scotus.jpg RELATED • CNN/Money: High court victory for cable • Court refuses to hear reporters' appeals YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Supreme Court or Create Your Own Manage Alerts | What Is This? WASHINGTON (AP) -- A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments on government land, but drew the line on displays inside courthouses, saying they violated the doctrine of separation of church and state. Sending dual signals in closely-watched cases, the high court said displays of the Ten Commandments -- like their own courtroom frieze -- are not inherently unconstitutional. But each exhibit demands scrutiny to determine whether it goes too far in amounting to a governmental promoting of religion, the court said in a case involving Kentucky courthouse exhibits. In effect, the court said it was taking the position that issues of Ten Commandments displays in courthouses should be resolved on a case-by-case basis. In that 5-4 ruling and another ruling, involving the positioning of a 6-foot granite monument of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Texas capitol, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the swing vote. The second ruling, likewise, was 5-4.

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