ACLU Claims Victory But Jesus Pix Still Hangs in Courthouse
Last week, we posted this: Courthouse portrait of Jesus stays, but public hit with ACLU attorney fees.
Today, Crosswalk carries a CNSNews report by Penny Star that provides a little more perspective on the ruling. The report also quotes ADF attorney Mike Johnson who defended the Jesus picture and provided advice with regard to the display.
U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle sided with the American Civil Liberties Union, ruling that a painting of Jesus that hangs in the courthouse in Slidell, La., is unconstitutional.
But some experts say the case is unique, because the picture is still on display, joined now by more than a dozen other images of historic lawmaking figures, and there are no plans to remove the image.
“This is the first case I know of that upholds a display of a picture of Jesus,” Douglas Laycock, professor of constitutional law at the University of Michigan Law School, told Cybercast News Service. “It is significant.”
ADF issued this press release in September 2007: Portraits of other famous lawgivers added alongside Jesus painting at Slidell courthouse
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