HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   Pleasant Grove City, UT, et al v. Summum (docket #: 07-665) (2009)  [Findlaw] Secondary Link Pleasant Grove City, UT, et al v. Summum  [Legal Information Institute] Argument Date 11/12/2008 Decided 02/25/09 Supreme Court Vote 9-0 Supreme Court Ruling First Amendment claim denied   Issue Whether, under the First Amendment, privately donated monuments placed in a public park qualify as private or government speech. Majority Opinion Alito, J. Concurring Opinion Stevens, J. (joined by Ginsburg, J.), Scalia, J. (joined by Thomas, J.), Breyer, J,, & Souter, J. (concurring in judgment) Certiorari Granted 03/31/2008 Lower Court 10th Circuit Lower Court Ruling First Amendment claim sustained. Oral Arguments transcript Lawyers For Petitioner Jay Alan Sekulow (American Center for Law & Justice) For Respondent Walter Dellinger & Pamela Harris (O'Melveny & Myers, LLP) Briefs For Petitioner Main Brief (SCOTUSblog) Petition for Certiorari (SCOTUSblog) Summum v. Pleasant Grove City, UT, et al (Brief Summitted to 10th Cir., counsel fro D.-City) For Respondent Brief in Opposition For Amicus Amicus brief of the Cities of Casper, Wyoming; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Ogden, Utah (in support of Petitioner) (SCOTUSblog) Amicus Brief of Virginia & 8 Other States (in support of Petitioner) (SCOTUSblog) Tony Mauro Analysis Court cuts speech issue out of Summum case "Summum case not just about religion" (11/10/08) "On-air expletives, Utah monument cases lead lineup" "Public forums at heart of 2 cases" Opinion - Lower Court Summum v. Pleasant Grove City, UT, et al (10th Cir., 2007) News AP, "High court agrees to hear religious-monument dispute" (03/31/2008) Other American Center for Law & Justice (assorted materials) SCOTUSblog Resources & Commentaries The Seven Summum Principles Commentary Steven Wu, "Petitioner’s Brief in Pleasant Grove v. Summum" (SCOTUSblog)  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

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