United States Third Circuit

The display of a plaque containing the text of the Ten Commandments on the Allegheny County Courthouse does not constitute an endorsement of religion in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/24/2004
• Decided 10/06/2004
• Published 10/06/2004

Judges

• Before FUENTES, SMITH, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ayesha N. Khan, Alex J. Luchenitser (argued), Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Perry A. Napolitano (argued), Donna M. Doblick, P. Gavin Eastgate, Darren P. O'Neill, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Ralph A. Finizio, Kevin L. Colosimo, Houston Harbaugh, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.