During oral arguments in the Salazar v. Buono case (involving the constitutionality of a 5-foot cross in the Mojave National Preserve), Justice Scalia clearly just didn’t understand what all the fuss was about. After Peter Eliasberg of the ACLU explained that the cross symbolizes, you know, something Christian-y, Scalia had this to say: The cross [...]
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Quick, Someone Explain Symbolism to Scalia
October 8th, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Supreme Court
Tags: ACLU·Antonin Scalia·Christianity·cross·McNaughton·Peter Eliasberg·Salazar v. Buono·symbolism