A federal judge Aug. 5 ordered the chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court to remove a massive Ten Commandments monument from the lobby of the state Judicial Building, calling the religious display a violation of the First Amendment.
U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ordered Chief Justice Roy Moore to remove the 5,300 pound monument by Aug. 20, lifting a stay he had issued while Moore appealed a 2002 ruling. After an appeals court rejected his stand, Moore announced plans to take the matter to the Supreme Court.
Thompson’s order said the monument could remain in a private area, such as Moore’s chambers, but must be removed from the building’s lobby.
(RNS)
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