PBS NewsHour - Supreme Court

Why Supreme Court ruled removing cross memorial would be hostile to religion

06.20.2019 - By PBS NewsHourPlay

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A Maryland World War I memorial in the form of a cross will remain on public land, after the Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling, 7 to 2. What does the decision mean for hundreds of challenges pending in lower courts over religious monuments on public lands, which critics say violate the First Amendment's Establishment Clause? John Yang talks to Scotusblog.com's Tom Goldstein. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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