Court to tackle Commandments cases
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, which has been closely split on religious issues, announced yesterday that it will decide whether a government display of the Ten Commandments at public buildings violates the First Amendment&#39;s ban on &#39;&#39;an establishment of
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A dispute that has pitted Jew against Jew in Lithuania may be headed to the courts.
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WASHINGTON The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would take up the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments on government land and buildings, a surprise announcement that puts the justices in the middle of a politically sensitive issue.
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By Ben Winslow Deseret Morning News  A judge is poised to sign a plan that will overhaul the Fundamentalist LDS Church's United Effort Plan Trust, which controls nearly everything in the polygamous border towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz.
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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider whether the Ten Commandments may be displayed on government property, ending a 25-year silence on a church-state issue that has prompted bitter legal fights around the country.    Ten Commandments displays are common in town squares and courthouses and on other government-owned land, including the Supreme Court...
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The leaders want their faith to be enshrined as the national religion, governing marriage, divorce and family inheritance.
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A display of the Ten Commandments at an eastern Kentucky courthouse does not violate the Constitution, but a lawsuit challenging a similar display in another county can proceed, a federal judge has ruled.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court was due to rule on Friday on challenges to military president Pervez Musharraf's bid to run in an October 6 election after lawyers concluded their arguments.
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As the Supreme Court prepares to examine the issue, the arguments have again turned to the role of the federal courts.
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Key abortion and racial cases could signal whether Justice Kennedy shifts the court to the right or maintains precedents.
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The Supreme Court is meeting to issue decisions and hear arguments in a case involving allegations of retaliation against a worker who complained of racial discrimination.
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The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues effecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Tuesday that judges should look to historical practices when ruling on religious issues.
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After years of legal assaults on municipal displays of Nativity scenes and observances in public schools, Christian groups are mounting court challenges in the other direction.
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The cases concern prisoners' religious expression and the posting of the Ten Commandments on public property.
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The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday that will decide important cases on federal sentencing rules, the death penalty for juveniles and the medical use of marijuana.
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The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider whether the Ten Commandments may be displayed on government property, ending a 25-year silence on a church-state issue that has prompted bitter legal fights around the country.