Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled a willingness to rule that a 40-foo...
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled a willingness to rule that a 40-foot-tall cross-shaped war memorial on public land in Maryland does not represent a government endorsement of religion in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Justice Stephen Breyer, one of the court’s four liberals, suggested a compromise ruling that would allow the cross to remain based in part on the fact it was built in 1925 while making it clear that newly built religious symbols would be treated differently.
On the bench, where conservatives hold a 5-4 majority, liberal Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor appeared the most reluctant to uphold the cross as constitutional. Edwords, who is retired, is a long-time member and previous employee of the American Humanist Association, which advocates for the separation of church and state.
Supporters of a cross, commemorating servicemen killed in World War One in Bladensburg, Maryland, gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of oral arguments over whether the memorial is an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion, in Washington, DC, U.S., February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lawrence Hurley
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