And in requiring us to determine whether the primary effect of the … As noted, courts routinely consider statements made by public officials to evaluate whether a facially neutral law was motivated by an invidious purpose. Cases argued. Compare Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668, 674–79 (1984) (emphasizing the centrality of religious practice in American political history), with McCreary County v. ACLU of Ky., 545 U.S. 844, 874–81 (2005) (arguing that our history also reveals a commitment to a secular politics). Liberties Union v. McCreary Cty, Ky., 96 F. Supp. A multimedia judicial archive of the Supreme Court of the United States. McCreary County v. ACLU Case Brief - Rule of Law: Placing religious documents on court house walls is a violation of the Establishment Clause and will not be allowed. In Van Orden v.Perry, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a monument that depicted the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol.This case was decided the same day the Court held unconstitutional displays of the Ten Commandments in McCreary v.ACLU.In contrast to McCreary, in this case the Court did not apply the test it developed in Lemon v. See also, e.g., McCreary County v. ACLU of Ky., 545 U.S. 844, 851 (2005) (First Amendment); Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520, 540 (1993) (same). Friedman." American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, et al., Plaintiffs-appellees, v. Mccreary County, Kentucky, et al., Defendants-appellants, 361 F.3d 928 (6th Cir. 2002) (“[C]ontext is critically important in evaluating a state’s proffered secular purpose.”). Breyer concludes by stating he cannot agree with the plurality, nor with Justice Scalia's dissent in McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky, but while he does agree with Justice O'Connor's statement of principles in McCreary, he disagrees with her evaluation of the evidence as it bears on the applying those principles to Van Orden v. Perry. Ky. 2000) case opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ... County of Allegheny v. ACLU, 492 U.S. 573, 594, 109 S. Ct. 3086, 106 L. Ed. Nowadays, seriatim opinions are rare, but they do occur. Facts. Justia Supreme Court Center; Cases; Justices; Tour; News . The inconsistency between the decisions the Court reaches today in this case and in McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Ky., post, p. —, only compounds the confusion. Van Orden v. Perry (2005) is a modern example. The Supreme Court opinions in Van Orden (along with its companion case, McCreary County v. ACLU) add up to nearly 150 pages in the U.S. Reports. Subscribe to Justia's Free Summaries of US Supreme Court opinions. See McCreary County v. , 545 U.S. 844, 862 (2005);ACLU Adland v. Russ, 307 F.3d 471, 481 (6th Cir. 2d 679 (E.D. McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Ky. (2004) Cite this page. Volume 545, United States Supreme Court Opinions. APA; Bluebook; Chicago; MLA "David A. Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, 535 U.S. 564 (2002), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the American Civil Liberties Union and the United States government regarding the Child Online Protection Act (COPA). Cases; Justices; ... LII Supreme Court Resources; Justia Supreme Court Center; David A. Friedman. American Civ. 2004) case … Log In Sign Up.