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MERCIER v. CITY OF LA CROSSE

No. 02-C-376-C.

276 F.Supp.2d 961 (2003)

Sue MERCIER, Elizabeth J. Ash, Angela Belcaster, Janet Bohn, Julie Chamberlain, Maureen Freedland, David Goode, Betty Hammond, Curt Leitz, Constance R. Long, David W. Long, Myrna D. Peacock, Becky Post, James L. Reynolds, Ellen Dodge Severson, Eric Severson, Leslie Slauenwhit, Herman S. Wiersgalla, Howard Wiersgalla, James E. Wiffler, Robert Wingate, Henyry Zumach and Freedom from Religion, Foundation Inc., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF LA CROSSE, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.

July 14, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Friedman, La Follette, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs.

Patrick J. Houlihan, La Crosse City Attorney, La Crosse, WI, for City of Lacrosse.

Michael Dean, Michael D. Dean, LLC, Waukesha, WI, for Fraternal Order of Eagles, La Crosse Aerie 1254.

Francis J. Manion, American Center for Law & Justice, New Hope, KY, for Fraternal Order of Eagles, La Crosse Aerie 1254.

OPINION AND ORDER

CRABB, District Judge.

This case involves a dispute between defendant City of La Crosse and a number of La Crosse residents regarding the presence of a monument bearing the Ten Commandments in a city park. Similar disputes have become increasingly common in recent years. In just the last few weeks, two federal appellate courts have considered whether the presence of the Ten Commandments on public property violates the establishment clause...

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