US Supreme Court <br />Rules That a Cross <br />Can Stand on Public Land At issue in the ruling <br />is a nearly 100 year-old, <br />40-foot World War I memorial <br />cross on public land in Maryland. In the 7-2 decision, the <br />Court ruled in part that <br />because the cross "has <br />stood for so many years," it is "fully consistent" with <br />the aim of "the Religion <br />Clause of the Constitution." The ruling could imply that <br />other crosses and symbols that are already <br />erected, such as the Ten Commandments, <br />would remain if challenged. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg <br />wrote the dissent. Justice RBG, <br />via NPR Justice RBG, <br />via NPR A local parks commission <br />has budgeted $100,000 <br />to repair the monument.
