Legal Opinion
State v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 12, 1995No. 93SC554PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
In this case we must determine whether the content and context of a monument, donated to the State for a secular purpose but containing a message of both religious and secular value, displayed among other monuments and tributes on the grounds of the State Capitol, violate the constitutional provisions prohibiting the establishment of or any preference to religion. We conclude that under the facts of this case they do not.
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., a Wisconsin non-profit corporation, the Colorado Chapter of The Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., and several individual…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Lynch v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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