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BOOKS v. ELKHART COUNTY, IND.

No. 04-2075.

401 F.3d 857 (2005)

William A. BOOKS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELKHART COUNTY, INDIANA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 25, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Falk (argued), Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mathew D. Staver, Erik W. Stanley (argued), Liberty Counsel, Longwood, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, EASTERBROOK and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

This case tests the constitutionality of a display of the Ten Commandments on public property. The display in question is a framed text of the King James version of the Ten Commandments, one of nine historical texts and symbols that comprise a "Foundations of American Law and Government Display" in the County Administration Building in Elkhart County, Indiana. Authorized by resolution of the Elkhart County Board of Commissioners, the exhibit...

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