Legal Opinion
Sue Mercier, Elizabeth J. Ash, Angela Belcaster v. Fraternal Order of Eagles, La Crosse Aerie 1254, Intervening and City of La Crosse
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 2005No. 04-1321, 04-1524PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
For almost forty years, a monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments (the “Monument”) has occupied a spot in Cameron Park, a public park in the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin (“La Crosse” or the “City”). Recently, certain residents of La Crosse, joined by an advocacy group, sued the City claiming the Monument violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. In response, La Crosse sold a portion of the park and the Monument to the Order of Eagles, the service organization that had originally donated the Monument to the City. The district court held that this sale…
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