Legal Opinion
Freedom From Religion Found., Inc. v. Cnty. of Lehigh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 8, 2019No. 17-3581PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
OPINION OF THE COURT
For almost 75 years, the official seal of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania has included a Latin cross surrounded by nearly a dozen secular symbols of historical, patriotic, cultural, and economic significance to the community. The question presented is whether that seal violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Consistent with the Supreme Court's recent decision in American Legion v. American Humanist Association , --- U.S. ----, 139 S. Ct. 2067 , 204 L.Ed.2d 452 (2019), we hold it does not.
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