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"Court rules for Utah city in religious marker case"

"Court rules for Utah city in religious marker case": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that a small religious group cannot force a city in Utah to place a granite marker in a local park that already is home to a Ten Commandments display."

Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivered the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court today in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, No. 07-665. Everyone other than Justice David H. Souter joined in Justice Alito's opinion. Justice Souter issued an opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice John Paul Stevens issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined. Justice Antonin Scalia issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Clarence Thomas joined. And Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a concurring opinion in which no one else joined. The oral argument transcript in the case can be accessed here.

At "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "Court allows religious monument."

The Court today also issued its ruling in a second argued case, Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications, Inc., No. 07-512. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued the majority opinion, in which Justices Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito joined. Justice Breyer issued an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justices Stevens, Souter, and Ginsburg joined. The oral argument transcript in the case can be accessed here.

Full post as published by How Appealing on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).