The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a government installation of the Ten Commandments in a city park, allowing government to exercise viewpoint discrimination in selecting permanent monuments.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • February 26, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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Summum v. Pleasant Grove City (U.S. 2009).
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Summum v. Pleasant Grove City [U.S. Supreme Court, 2009] — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a government installation of the Ten Commandments in a city park, allowing government to exercise viewpoint discrimination in selecting permanent monuments. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/summum/, accessed November 4, 2026).
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Holding: The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a government installation of the Ten Commandments in a city park, allowing government to exercise viewpoint discrimination in selecting permanent monuments.
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Summum v. Pleasant Grove City is a Church & State case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009. The court held that the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a government installation of the Ten Commandments in a city park, allowing government to exercise viewpoint discrimination in selecting permanent monuments.