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DiLorento v. Downey USD
A school district was within its rights to discontinue a program of paid advertising signs on school grounds rather than accept a sign promoting the Ten Commandments. This decision agreed that schools can and should control the material posted on its property in an effort to avoid any implication that it is endorsing specific religious ideas. -
O'Bannon v. Indiana Civil Liberties Union
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case about the Ten Commandments in Indiana. It’s not completely impossible, but it is difficult. Some displays will be found to be constitutional and others will be struck down. A variety of court rulings that appear to conflict or contradict is inevitable. -
Glassroth v. Moore
Roy Moore installed a huge granite monument to the Ten Commandments in Alabama. He said it would help to remin them that god was sovereign over them and over the laws of the nation. A District Court found his actions as a violation of the separation of church and state, ordering him to remove the monument. -
ACLU v. McCreary County (Supreme Court, 2005)
There was an argument betwee the ACLU and McCreary. McCreary set up the Ten Commandments in his country court house. It was challenged, yet the country still added more documents in the court house and people became angry. -
Van Orden v. Perry (Supreme Court)
A six foot tall monument was placed on the Texas state Capitol grounds. It was supposed to recognize and commend a private organization for its efforts to reduce juvenile delinquency.
