Supreme Court sidesteps issue of roadside crosses
The Supreme Court says it will not reopen a case in which a lower
court ruled that highway crosses memorializing Utah state troopers are
unconstitutional.
The court decision October 31 was harshly
criticized by Justice Clarence Thomas, the lone dissenter. He said it
"rejects an opportunity to provide clarity" to an area of church-state
law that is "in shambles."
Dave Silverman, president of American
Atheists, which filed the suit in 2005, said he hopes the court's
announcement will bring the case to an end and lead to an alternative
way of honoring troopers who died in the line of duty.
