ADF attorneys available to media after 9th Circuit arguments in Mt. Soledad cross case

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND MEDIA ADVISORY
December 8, 2009 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.adfmedia.org/home/contact


ADF attorneys available to media
after 9th Circuit arguments in Mt. Soledad cross case

ACLU continues nearly two-decade crusade to tear down cross commemorating fallen war veterans


WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Joseph Infranco and ADF Legal Counsel Timothy Chandler

WHAT: Available for media interviews following oral arguments in Trunk v. City of San Diego

WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 9, immediately after hearing, which begins at 9 a.m. PST

WHERE: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals Building., 125 S. Grand Ave., Courtroom 2, Pasadena

PASADENA, Calif. — ADF Senior Counsel Joseph Infranco and ADF Legal Counsel Timothy Chandler will be available for media interviews following oral arguments in a long-running lawsuit over the Mt. Soledad Veterans’ Memorial.  In March, ADF attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of The American Legion Department of California in defense of the 55-year-old Mt. Soledad cross after the American Civil Liberties Union and atheist Steve Trunk challenged its constitutionality.

Case Name: Trunk v. City of San Diego

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