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U.S. Supreme Court

Oct. 9, 2009

Cross Dispute Stumps High Court

A cross built on federal land in the Mojave Desert violates the First Amendment, according to the ACLU.

By Lawrence Hurley

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court appears no closer to resolving the debate over whether a cross built on federal land in the Mojave Desert violates the First Amendment.

During Wednesday's arguments in the case, several of the liberal justices appeared stumped as to why the court granted the case in the first place, and the bulk of the discussion steered away from key issue o...

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