Constitutional Law
Jul. 19, 2005
Justices Opinions Make Future of Establishment Clause Unclear
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - The Supreme Court took two cases involving Ten Commandments displays likely in the hope of offering clarity to lower courts on an issue that is arising in litigation across the country: When may the government place religious symbols, such as Ten Commandments displays, on government property?
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
The Supreme Court took two cases involving Ten Commandments displays likely in the hope of offering clarity to lower courts on an issue that is arising in litig...
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