VICTORY: Jefferson County, Ill., moves Ten Commandments monument, residents dismiss lawsuit

VICTORY: Jefferson County, Ill., moves Ten Commandments monument, residents dismiss lawsuit

Following Jefferson County’s removal of a large Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse, the plaintiffs have withdrawn a lawsuit challenging the display. Represented by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the ACLU of Illinois and the ACLU, a group of religious and nonreligious Jefferson County, Ill., residents filed suit last month in state court, alleging that the religious monument violated Illinois’ constitutional p…

Facing lawsuit, Illinois county removes Ten Commandments monument from courthouse

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Jefferson County, Illinois moves Ten Commandments monument, residents

Following Jefferson County’s removal of a large Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse, the plaintiffs have withdrawn a lawsuit challenging the display.