A cross at a Maryland traffic circle, honoring 49 local residents who died serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, is serving as a church-versus-state test at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON—A Latin cross built as a World War I memorial appeared likely to remain at a Maryland traffic circle after Supreme Court justices expressed reluctance Wednesday to disturb the monument at the center of a First Amendment case.
The court expressed skepticism over arguments that the 40-foot Peace Cross, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015, violated the constitutional ban on official “establishment of religion.” However, justices showed little inclination to significantly expand government’s...
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