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The American Legion v. American Humanist Association

The American Legion v. American Humanist Association
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Summary

The American Humanist Association wishes to either uproot or destroy a World War I memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, merely because the memorial is in the shape of a cross.

Press Releases

ADF to Supreme Court: WWI memorial cross deserves to stand

December 21, 2018

ADF to Supreme Court: WWI memorial cross deserves to stand

Commentary

Honoring the fallen with a cross is not ‘establishment of religion’ – May SCOTUS set things right in

Gary McCaleb

December 28, 2018

Cross case offers Supreme Court chance to clarify religious expression

Kristen Waggoner

December 26, 2018

Case Documents

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Date
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: The American Legion v. American Humanist Association
6/20/2019
U.S. Supreme Court
Friend-of-the-court brief in support of The American Legion: The American Legion v. American Humanist Association
12/1/2018
U.S. Supreme Court
Friend-of-the-court brief in support of granting cert: The American Legion v. American Humanist Association
7/27/2018

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David A. Cortman

David A. Cortman

Senior Counsel, Vice President of U.S. Litigation

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