The U.S. Supreme Court trampled upon the First Amendment today, all but
abolishing religious freedom in America. In
American Legion v. American
Humanist Association, No. 17–1717, the Court held that the Bladensburg Cross on public property
does not violate the Establishment Clause. This decision reverses a 4th Circuit decision which held that the
display of the preeminent symbol of Christianity on public property
does violate the First Amendment. The decision is insane and truly shows
how politically Christian Nationalist the Supreme Court has become.
As a footnote, the decision echoes one of the Court's worst decisions of all-time in
Van Orden v. Perry (2005), particularly Justice Breyer's "let sleeping
dogs lie"concurrence in the judgment opinion.
Robert V. Ritter
(Disclosure Statement: I served as legal coordinator of AHA from
2007 to 2010.)
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