Another View of the Van Orden Case

The San Antonio Express-News today carries an article on Van Orden v. Perry, one of the pending US Supreme Court Ten Commandments cases. The reporter offers an interesting perspective from the Texas state house. I mention the article because the reporter spoke with me at length in preparing it and quotes me, but without the nuance that I hoped I had communicated. As reported, I predicted that the Texas display would be upheld, partly because of the Justices concern about forcing bulldozers to tear down these displays around the country. But I also emphasized the peculiar history of the monuments that were furnished by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Similarly, though not in the article, I predicted that the Kentucky display in the companion case before the Court would be struck down because of its different history. By the way, my record on accurately predicting Supreme Court results is not good.