HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   O'Bannon v. Indiana Civil Liberties Union   Issue Whether plans to erect a 7-foot stone Ten Commandments publicly funded-monument on the statehouse grounds violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Lower Court 7th Circuit Lower Court Ruling First Amendment claim sustained (2-1). On July 28, 2000, the federal district court granted a preliminary injunction. The State’s appeal to vacate that preliminary injunction was denied on July 27, 2001, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. News Stories & Commentary Supreme Court refuses to clear up confusion over Ten Commandments display Press Release Indiana Attorney General, Press Release  SEARCH MORE About this site About the First Amendment About the First Amendment Center How to contribute Video/RSS/podcasts First Amendment programs State of the First Amendment reports Religious liberty in public schools First Reports Supreme Court Columnists Experts First Amendment publications First Amendment Center history Glossary Freedom Sings™ Events First Amendment Schools Congressional Research Service reports Guest editorials FOI material The First Amendment Library Lesson plans freedomforum.org Newseum Contact us Privacy statement Related links