Plano, TX- The U.S. Supreme Court just announced the ruling on the Texas Ten Commandment case argued in March. In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled, in Van Orden v. Perry, et al., that the Ten Commandments monument can remain on Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas.
“This is a huge victory,” said Kelly Shackelford, chief counsel for Liberty Legal Institute. “Thousands of Ten Commandments monuments will now stand in public parks, courthouses and state capitols across the country.”
Liberty Legal Institute represented the Fraternal Order of Eagles in the Texas Ten Commandments case. The Fraternal Order of Eagles is the group that donated the monument in question, as well as many other Ten Commandments displays across the nation. Liberty Legal Institute was also the only group to file amicus briefs at every stage of the Van Orden v. Perry, et al. case.
In addition, the Fraternal Order of Eagles brief was mentioned in the Supreme Court opinion released today.
“Our victory today secures the right of every level of government from city hall to the President to proudly display purely religious monuments, which reflect who we are as a people. The other side’s attempt to bulldoze our religious monuments and history failed,” Shackelford said.