Supreme Court Petitions to Watch

SCOTUS Blog has posted the latest edition of their Supreme Court petitions to watch for the February 20th conference.  This one may be of particular interest to ADF Alliance Alert readers:

Docket: 08-472
Title: Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al., v. Buono
Issue: Whether an individual has Article III standing to bring an Establishment Clause suit challenging the display of a religious symbol on government land and if an Act of Congress directing the land be transferred to a private entity is a permissible accommodation.

• Opinion below (9^th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition
• Petitioner’s reply
• Brief amicus curiae of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, et al. (in support of petitioner)