Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Hamilton County
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided May 3, 2002No. 3:02-cr-00026PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EDGAR, Chief Judge.
I
Background
On September 19, 2001, the Hamilton County, Tennessee, County Commission (herein sometimes called the “Commission”) voted, with one recorded dissent, that a copy of the Ten Commandments be “prominently displayed in the Hamilton County Courthouse, the Hamilton County City Courts Building, and the Juvenile Courts.” On December 18, 2001, plaques containing the Ten Commandments were posted in all three buildings. The plaques differ slightly in size and color. However each plaque contains the following rendering of the Ten Commandments:
The Ten…
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