California Hearings On Bill To Limit Relief For Public Religious Displays

Today the California state Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on SB 1499 which would limit lawsuits challenging the governmental display of religious symbols to ones seeking injunctive relief. Neither damages nor attorneys fees would be available in suits against public agencies and public officials who violate Section 4 of Article I of the California Constitution, if their challenged action consisted only of the public display of a religious symbol on an official seal, on a court house or other government facility, on public land, or on any veterans' memorial or monument. WorldNetDaily today has background on the bill.