Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Cert. Denied In Washburn Art Show Case

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in O'Connor v. Washburn University, (Docket No. 05-837) a 10th Circuit case in which the lower court rejected an Establishment Clause challenge to Washburn University's display of an allegedly anti-Catholic statue (titled "Holier than Thou") in its annual outdoor sculpture display. (See prior posting.) The Associated Press reported on the denial of cert.