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4th Circuit Decision (WWI Memorial Cross)
A cross-shaped WWI memorial erected in 1925 on public land has the primary effect of excessively endorsing religion and excessively entangles government in religion.
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4th Circuit Decision (WWI Memorial Cross) (2017).
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4th Circuit Decision (WWI Memorial Cross) [2017] — A cross-shaped WWI memorial erected in 1925 on public land has the primary effect of excessively endorsing religion and excessively entangles government in religion. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/4th-circuit-wwi-cross/, accessed November 13, 2026).
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Holding: A cross-shaped WWI memorial erected in 1925 on public land has the primary effect of excessively endorsing religion and excessively entangles government in religion.
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- Supreme Court Agrees to Hear WWI Memorial Cross Case November 15, 2018
4th Circuit Decision (WWI Memorial Cross) is a Establishment Clause case in 2017. The court held that a cross-shaped WWI memorial erected in 1925 on public land has the primary effect of excessively endorsing religion and excessively entangles government in religion.