Davenport v. American Atheists, Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on May 23, 2025
Issue: (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.
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)
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