Judge blocks saint statues at Quincy safety building amid lawsuit

Judge halts religious statues from being installed on Quincy city building

A Mass. judge has ordered that Quincy hold off installing statues of Catholic saints on the city's new public safety headquarters, granting the ACLU a win.

Judge blocks saint statues at Quincy safety building amid lawsuit

The two statues, which cost taxpayers around $850,000 total, depict Catholic saints Michael and Florian.

Judge blocks installation of two religious statues outside Quincy public building - Boston News, Weather, Sports

A judge granted an injuction Tuesday that blocks the installation of two large statues of Catholic saints outside the entrance of the city’s new public safety building. In May, a multi-faith group filed the lawsuit to stop the statues from being installed, saying it violates the separation of church and state. The two statues are of Catholic saints, with one stepping on a devil’s head. Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch commissioned the statues, costing t…

Massachusetts Court Blocks Religious Statues on Government Building

Norfolk Superior Court granted a preliminary injunction blocking the planned installation of two large statues of Catholic saints outside the entrance of the new public safety headquarters in Quincy.