CBN News - ACLJ: Commandments Suit Has No Legal Standing

August 3, 2011

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By CBNNews.com

The American Center for Law and Justice says a years-long challenge to prevent the Ten Commandments from being posted in an Ohio court doesn't have the legal standing to continue.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in 2001 after Judge James DeWeese displayed a "Philosophies of Law in Conflict" poster in his courtroom. . . .

"[Supreme Court precedent] shows the mere observation of an unwelcome governmental display of religion does not give one legal standing to challenge the display in federal court," ACLJ [Chief] Counsel Jay Sekulow said. . . .

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