Pleasant Grove City v. Summum

Text

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/08pdf/07-665.pdf

Holding

City lawfully denied request by minority religious group to post its monument among other religious monuments on city property; establishment clause could not be used to force city to speak in certain ways.

Citation

555 U.S. 460

Year

Ratio

Author

Religious Tradition Involved

State/Territory of Origin

Clause (Free Exercise / Establishment / Both / Other)

Does it involve religious institution(s) or individual(s)

Local / State / Federal Legislation

Dissent Author(s)

Uphold / Overturn Penultimate Court

Penultimate court of appeals

Penultimate court opinion citation

Summum v. Pleasant Grove City, 483 F.3d 1044 (10th Cir. 2007), rev'd sub nom. Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum, 555 U.S. 460 (2009)

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