Friday, December 30, 2005

Judge: 10 Commandments Arguments 'Tiresome'

A recent decision by a federal court of appeals has set the stage for yet another Supreme Court showdown over public displays of the Ten Commandments.

On December 20, a three-judge panel from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati upheld a public display of the Ten Commandments in a Kentucky courthouse.

The Mercer County display in question is nearly identical to displays the Supreme Court previously ruled unconstitutional in two other Kentucky counties in June 2005.

The Sixth Circuit explained the conflicting result by ruling that the displays had different purposes.
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