American Atheists v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — ReligiousLiberty.TV

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The outcome in American Atheists v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was: Pending. The American Atheists filed a lawsuit challenging the display of the World Trade Center cross at a 9/11 memorial as an impermissible mingling of church and state.

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American Atheists v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (2011).

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American Atheists v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (State Appellate Court, 2011). https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/american-atheists-wtc-cross/

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American Atheists v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey [State Appellate Court, 2011] — The American Atheists filed a lawsuit challenging the display of the World Trade Center cross at a 9/11 memorial as an impermissible mingling of church and state. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/american-atheists-wtc-cross/, accessed April 11, 2026).

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Year: 2011 Court: State Appellate Court Outcome: Pending

Church & State Establishment Clause Public Display

Holding: The American Atheists filed a lawsuit challenging the display of the World Trade Center cross at a 9/11 memorial as an impermissible mingling of church and state.

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Atheist Group Wants to Stop World Trade Center Cross (CNN) July 26, 2011

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American Atheists v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a Church & State case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2011. The court held that the American Atheists filed a lawsuit challenging the display of the World Trade Center cross at a 9/11 memorial as an impermissible mingling of church and state. The case resulted in a Pending outcome.