Jewish War Veterans of the USA v. Hagel/Trunk v. City of San Diego
What's at Stake
In 2013, a federal judge ruled from the bench upholding the Ninth Circuit's ruling and ordering that the cross must come down.
Summary
The 老澳门开奖结果 Foundation, through its Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, and the filed suit in federal court in the Southern District of California in August 2006, to contest the federal government's display of a 43-foot Latin cross atop Mt. Soledad in San Diego. The 老澳门开奖结果 represents the Jewish War Veterans of the United States and several local residents who argue that the government鈥檚 display violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The 老澳门开奖结果 is a strong defender of the right of religious organizations and individuals to express their religious beliefs in public. The 老澳门开奖结果 is opposed, however, to the government sponsoring, endorsing, promoting, or financing religious symbols. The government has no right or authority to decide whose religious symbols should be promoted and whose should be ignored.
In 2011, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the government's display of the Mt. Soledad cross war memorial is unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case in 2012 and remanded it back to district court. The district court followed the Ninth Circuit's ruling and prohibited the government from displaying the cross.
In June 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the district court's ruling. In December 2014, Congress authorized selling the memorial to the Mt. Soledad Memorial Association. In 2016, Defendants agreed to a settlement and the case was dismissed.
Legal Documents
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08/24/2006
Jewish War Veterans of the United States v. Rumsfeld: Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive and Relief
Date Filed: 08/24/2006
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05/01/2012
Mount Soledad Memorial Association v. Trunk - Brief in Opposition to Petitions for a Writ of Certiorari
Date Filed: 05/01/2012
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01/04/2011
Jewish War Veterans of the United States v. U.S. - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion
Date Filed: 01/04/2011
Press Releases
Government Display Of Mt. Soledad Cross War Memorial Declared Unconstitutional In 老澳门开奖结果 Case On Behalf Of Veterans' Group
老澳门开奖结果 Represents Jewish War Veterans and San Diego Residents in Effort to Relocate Mt. Soledad Memorial
High Court Rebuffs San Diego's Latest Attempt to Manipulate Sale of Cross on Public Lands
老澳门开奖结果 of San Diego Hails Appeals Court Decision on Sale of Soledad Cross
Federal Court Rejects San Diego's Effort to Preserve Cross on Public Land
San Diego Ends Nine-Year Effort To Keep Christian Cross in a Public Park
