Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Ellwest Stereo Theatres of Memphis, Inc. v. United States
505 U.S. 1219
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1992-06-29
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- noting that there has been "constant . . . judicial disapproval of government use of Christian crosses . . . on municipal seals" and pointing out that "[t]he Supreme Court itself has repeatedly disapproved in dicta the governmental display of crosses"
- finding plaintiffs who used a Georgia state park had standing to challenge the maintenance of a large, illuminated cross
- presence of the cross in the city of Austin’s insignia does not violate the religion clauses
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Ellwest Stereo Theatres of Memphis, Inc. v. United States. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
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- 55 opinions
C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.