Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Bilbray
District Court, S.D. California
Decided December 3, 1991No. Civ. 90-0134 GT, 89-0820 GT and 90-0135 GTPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GORDON THOMPSON, Jr., District Judge.
Before the court are 3 consolidated cases, each of which challenges the constitutionality of a local municipality’s conduct with respect to the so-called “Latin cross.” The Latin cross is a cross the stem of which is longer than its three other arms. One such cross, the Mt. Helix cross, is located in a municipal park in San Diego County. A second, the Mt. Soledad cross, is located in a municipal park in the City of San Diego. A third such cross is depicted on the official insignia of the City of La Mesa, which is located in San Diego County.…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ellis v. City of La MesaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Philip K. Paulson v. City of San Diego Mt. Soledad Memorial Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Trunk v. City of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc. v. GatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Utah Gospel Mission v. Salt Lake City Corp.District Court, D. Utah · 2004
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