In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court says the Peace Cross War Memorial that sits in Maryland can stay, as it does not violate the Constitution. Ginsburg and Sotomayor were the dissenters:
JUST IN: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a 40-foot cross can continue serving as a war memorial in a busy Maryland intersection, bolstering the government’s power to display religious symbols on public property pic.twitter.com/pfWt9vNoCB
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) June 20, 2019
BREAKING: #SCOTUS says Peace Cross can stand, doesn’t violate Constitution. Sends case back to lower ct to follow SCOTUS guidance. Justices Ginsburg/Sotomayor dissent. J. Ginsburg reading dissent from the bench – not exceptionally rare, but it’s not common. @lilwil7 below pic.twitter.com/0TEgUItCgt
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) June 20, 2019
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules that the “Peace Cross,” a cross-shaped WWI memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, does not violate the Constitution’s establishment clause. It can remain standing and in the care of the government. #scotus
— Kelsey Dallas (@kelsey_dallas) June 20, 2019
In “peace cross” case, #SCOTUS holds that 40-ft cross honoring WW1 veterans on public land in Maryland does not violate Constitution’s bar on establishing religion
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 20, 2019
Here’s more from NBC’s Pete Williams:
US Supreme Court says huge concrete cross can stay on public land; rejects claim that its presence is an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. https://t.co/Yi3hU1DhVs pic.twitter.com/Lcckn3Gtp2
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 20, 2019
Via TRS
