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Perry<\/em> (No. 03-1500) and <em>McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky<\/em> (No. 03-1693). The two cases involve challenges to several government-sponsored displays of the Ten Commandments. Those who are bringing the challenges contend that these displays amount to governmental endorsement of the Ten Commandments&#8217; religious message, and that such an endorsement violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Those who defend the displays argue that they reflect the government&#8217;s constitutionally legitimate acknowledgment of the Ten Commandments&#8217; significant role in the development of American law and government.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Van Orden<\/em> and <em>McCreary County<\/em> offer the Supreme Court the opportunity to clarify its approach to a controversial question: Under what circumstances may the government sponsor the display of religious messages or objects? The Court&#8217;s resolution of these cases will strongly influence future decisions on the constitutionality of government-sponsored holiday exhibits, the presence of religious expressions in official seals and mottoes, and the use of religious language in otherwise civic ceremonies such as reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 2, 2005, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Van Orden v. Perry (No. 03-1500) and McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky (No. 03-1693). The two cases involve challenges to several government-sponsored displays of the Ten Commandments. 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