Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Consent Decree In Another 10 Commandments Case

[CORRECTED] The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported yesterday on the consent decree (full text) issued by U.S. Georgia District Court Judge William C. O’Kelley ordering the removal of a poster-size depiction of the Ten commandments from the wall of the Barrow County, Georgia courthouse. The county is barred from posting similar displays on public property. However individual county employees are still permitted to display the 10 Commandments on their person or in their personal office. The suit had been filed by the ACLU of Georgia, which also recovered expenses and attorneys' fees of $150,000.