Summum v. City of Duchesne (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit):  A fringe religious group is suing the city of Duchesne, Utah, to force it to permit display of the group’s “Seven Aphorisms” monument.  The group believes that it has right to display its monument because of the city’s display of the Ten Commandments.  The ACLJ is representing the City.   Plaintiff’s appeal is pending in the 10th Circuit.  Oral argument is scheduled for November 15, 2005.

Summum v. Pleasant Grove (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit):  The same group as in the Duchesne case above is suing a different Utah town, claiming that Pleasant Grove violates the group’s rights by refusing to display a Summum’s monument in a park which contains a Fraternal Order of Eagles Ten Commandments monument.  The ACLJ’s defense is that the Eagles’ monument has been displayed pursuant to viewpoint-neutral criteria limiting such displays to groups with the same historical relevance to the town.  We are representing the City.  Plaintiff’s appeal from this ruling is scheduled for November 15, 2006.