United States Eighth Circuit

Plaintiffs have standing to challenge defendant's display of a Ten Commandments monument in a local city park. The display violates the Establishment Clause; defendant's purpose in installing the monument was solely religious, and the primary effect of the display was to advance Judeo-Christian religion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/18/2004
• Published 02/18/2004

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, RICHARD SHEPPARD ARNOLD , BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, BYE, RILEY, MELLOY, SMITH, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges, En Banc.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Francis J. Manion, argued, New Hope, KY (Jeffrey Downing of Lincoln, NE, on brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Amy A. Miller, argued, Lincoln, NE (Sue Ellen Wall, on brief), for appellee.