Supreme Court of the United States
Pleasant Grove City v. Summum
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- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- Feb. 25, 2009
- Case
- Pleasant Grove City v. Summum
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Souter, concurring in the judgment. I agree with the Court that the Ten Commandments monument is government speech, that is, an expression of a government’s position on the moral and religious issues raised by the subject of the monument. See Board of Regents of Univ. of Wis. System v. Southworth, 529 U. S. 217, 235 (2000) (noting government speech may “promote [government’s] own po…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | Feb. 25, 2009 |
| Opinion | Not attributed | Feb. 25, 2009 |