Utah Highway Patrol Ass’n v. American Atheists
Pending petition
Linked with:
Issue: (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?
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- SCOTUS for law students: Free speech and religious freedom intersect in case of Utah crosses (Stephen Wermiel, October 24, 2011)
- Petition of the day (Marissa Miller, July 6, 2011)
Briefs and Documents
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (10th Cir.)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Amicus brief of New Tribes Mission
- Amicus brief of Utah Sheriffs' Association
- Amicus brief of the Foundation for Moral Law
- Amicus brief of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
- Amicus brief of Robert E. Mackey
- Petitioner's reply
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