http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/03/ny-court-oks-menorah-display-but-not-use-of-city-personnel-and-equipment-to-light-it/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/03/ny-court-oks-menorah-display-but-not-use-of-city-personnel-and-equipment-to-light-it/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:14:06 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71126 Religion Clause: "In Chabad of Mid-Hudson Valley v. City of Poughkeepsie, (NY App. Div., Aug. 31, 2010), a New York state appellate court held that the display of an 18-foot high menorah on public property in downtown Poughkeepsie (NY) did not violate the Establishment Clause . . . The court concluded however that the Establishment Clause was violated in 'allowing the plaintiffs to use municipal funds, labor, and equipment for the nightly menorah lighting, even if the plaintiffs repaid the City for such labor and equipment . . .'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/03/ny-court-oks-menorah-display-but-not-use-of-city-personnel-and-equipment-to-light-it/feed/ 0