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McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Supreme CourtOctober 12, 2004No. No. 03-1693
Mixed ResultMcCreary County
Case Details
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- Supreme Court decision on appeal from lower court injunction; case involved constitutional review of Ten Commandments displays
- Circuit
- Federal Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The Supreme Court ruled that the display of the Ten Commandments in McCreary County courthouses violated the Establishment Clause, finding the primary purpose was religious. The Court rejected the county's secular purpose argument regarding the moral and historical nature of the commandments.
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