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Stone v. Graham<\/a> (1980)<\/em><\/strong>\nThe court ruled that a Kentucky statute requiring public schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\n

Lynch v. Donnelly<\/a> (1984)<\/em><\/strong>\nThe court ruled that a Pawtucket, R.I., Christmas display, which included a cr\u00e8che as well as more secular symbols of Christmas, such as a Santa Claus and reindeer, was permissible.<\/p>\n\n

County of Allegheny v. ACLU <\/a>(1989)<\/em><\/strong>\nThe court struck down a Christmas cr\u00e8che displayed alone inside a courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pa., but upheld the same city\u2019s broader holiday display that included a Christmas tree and menorah.<\/p>\n\n

Capitol Square Review Board v. Pinette<\/a> (1995)<\/em><\/strong>\nThe court ruled that Ohio officials were wrong to deny the Ku Klux Klan the right to place a large cross on a public plaza where displays by private citizens were permitted.<\/p>\n\n

McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky<\/a> (2005)<\/em><\/strong>\nThe court ruled that the placement of framed copies of the Ten Commandments in courthouses in two Kentucky counties was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\n

Van Orden v. Perry<\/a> (2005)<\/em><\/strong>\nThe court ruled that a monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments on the Texas state Capitol grounds was permissible.<\/p>\n\n

Photo credit: Corbis<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stone v. Graham (1980) The court ruled that a Kentucky statute requiring public schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom was unconstitutional. Lynch v. Donnelly (1984) The court ruled that a Pawtucket, R.I., Christmas display, which included a cr\u00e8che as well as more secular symbols of Christmas, such as a 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