Lawsuit over Ten Commandments monument at school reinstated

[TexasTowelie]

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A dispute over a Ten Commandments monument outside a Pennsylvania public school is heading back to federal court and may end up the topic of a trial.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Tuesday a federal appeals court ruled a woman has standing to sue the New Kensington-Arnold School District on claims the monument violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

A federal judge threw out the case last year, saying Marie Schaub and her daughter had minimal contact with the monument. The daughter wasn't enrolled in Valley Junior-Senior High when the case was filed.

The court ruling says people have standing if they can show "direct, unwelcome contact" even if that contact is infrequent.

Read more: http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa--ten-commandments-display-school-20160809-story.html

[C_U_L8R]

1. What's worse

These cynical republican religio-fascists don't even abide
by these very commandments they want plastered everywhere.
They should practice and prove their beliefs before they go about
forcing them on everyone else. Geez.

[NeoGreen]

2. Background Info...

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https://ffrf.org/outreach/item/16455-ffrf-sues-school-districts-over-ten-commandments

FFRF sues school districts over Ten Commandments

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed two lawsuits that contest Ten Commandments monuments at Pennsylvania schools. One suit was filed Sept. 27 in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh against the Connellsville Area School District for a marker at a junior high school.

FFRF, on behalf of two local “Doe” plaintiffs, seeks a declaration that the display is unconstitutional and should be removed. FFRF is also named as a plaintiff in both suits.

A similar federal suit was filed Sept. 14 against the New Kensington-Arnold School District for maintaining a Ten Commandments monument at Valley High School in New Kensington. FFRF first sent a letter of complaint in March about the illegal monument.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles donated the slabs to both schools in the mid 1950s. FFRF has nearly 700 Pennsylvania members. Pittsburgh-based attorney Marcus Schneider represents the plaintiffs in both suits.