Legal Opinion
Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee v. City of Santa Monica
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2015No. 13-55011PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
No trip to Santa Monica, California, is complete without a visit to Palisades Park — a picturesque strip of land 14 blocks long that overlooks Santa Monica State Beach and the Pacific Ocean and is regarded as the “crown jewel” of the City’s park system. Beginning in about 1955, every year during December, local residents erected a series of large dioramas in the Park depicting various scenes from the biblical story of Christmas. The display consisted of 14 booths, each 18 feet long and filled with life-sized mannequins and decorations. Putting up and taking down…
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