Posted Wed, July 6th, 2011 7:30 am
Petition of the day
The petitions of the day are:
Utah Highway Patrol Ass’n v. American Atheists
Docket: 10-1276
Issue(s): (1) Which Establishment Clause test should be applied when analyzing passive public displays; (2) does the Establishment Clause forbid roadside memorial crosses marking the site of death for state highway troopers killed in the line of duty; and (3) is a collection of memorials owned by a private organization, disclaimed by the state, and located on both private and public property properly classified as government speech?
Certiorari stage documents:
Davenport v. American Atheists, Inc.
Docket: 10-1297
Issue(s): (1) What is the appropriate test for evaluating whether a passive display with religious imagery violates the Establishment Clause; (2) whether this Court should set aside the endorsement test in favor of the coercion test; and (3) whether a memorial cross placed on state land by a private organization to commemorate fallen state troopers is an unconstitutional establishment of religion.
Certiorari stage documents:
- Opinion below (10th Cir.)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioners' reply
- Amicus brief of the American Center for Law and Justice
- Amicus brief of the Family Research Council et al.
- Amicus brief of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Amicus brief of Louisiana et al.
- Amicus brief of the American Legion
- Amicus brief of New Tribes Mission
- Amicus brief of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
- Amicus brief of Utah Sheriffs' Association
- Amicus brief of American Civil Rights Union
Recommended Citation: Marissa Miller, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jul. 6, 2011, 7:30 AM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2011/07/petition-of-the-day-136/
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