Posted Mon, April 9th, 2012 10:53 pm
Petitions of the day
The petitions of the day are:
Mount Soledad Memorial Association v. Trunk
Docket: 11-998
Issue(s): Whether the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial – recognized by Congress as a national veterans memorial that has stood for over fifty years “as a tribute to the members of the United States Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in the defense of the United States” – violates the Establishment Clause because it contains a cross among numerous other secular symbols of patriotism and sacrifice.
Certiorari stage documents:
- Opinion below (9th Cir.)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Amicus brief of United Retired Firefighters Association and The American Legion Department of California
- Amicus brief of Foundation for Moral Law
- Amicus brief of American Center for Law and Justice et al.
- Amicus brief of Texas et al.
- Amicus brief of David Epstein
- Amicus brief of Family Research Council et al.
- Amicus brief of Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, USN (Ret.) et al.
- Motion of Pacific Justice Institute to withdraw motion to intervene and for leave to file amicus brief
- Amicus brief of The American Legion et al.
- Opposition of respondents to motion of Pacific Justice Institute for leave to intervene
- Motion of Pacific Justice Institute for leave to intervene
- Reply of petitioner
United States v. Trunk
Docket: 11-1115
Issue(s): Whether the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, which includes a Latin cross that is fully integrated among many secular symbols, violates the Establishment Clause.
Certiorari stage documents:
Recommended Citation: Matthew Bush, Petitions of the day, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 9, 2012, 10:53 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/04/petitions-of-the-day-7/
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