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Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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11-998 | 9th Cir. | Not Argued | Jun 25, 2012 | N/A | Alito | OT 2011 |
Issue: 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.
Judgment: Statement by Justice Alito respecting denial issued on June 25, 2012.