Legal Opinion
Buono v. Kempthorne
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 5, 2007No. 05-55852PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
A Latin cross sits atop a prominent rock outcropping known as “Sunrise Rock” in the Mojave National Preserve (“Preserve”). Our court previously held that the presence of the cross in the Preserve — ■ which consists of more than 90 percent federally-owned land, including the land where the cross is situated — violates the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. Buono v. Norton, 371 F.3d 543 (9th Cir.2004). We affirmed the district court’s judgment permanently enjoining the government “from permitting the display of the Latin cross in the área of Sunrise…
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