Legal Opinion
William A. Books and Michael Suetkamp v. City of Elkhart, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 2000No. 00-1114PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
On the lawn of the City of Elkhart’s Municipal Building stands a monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments. William A. Books and Michael Suetkamp, residents of Elkhart, object to the display of this monument on government property. They brought this action in the district court, claiming that the display of the monument by the City of Elkhart violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The district court granted summary judgment for the City of Elkhart. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we…
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