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Related: About this forumCranston West prayer banner removed
Legal fees to ACLU still an issue
Updated: Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012, 6:43 AM EST
Published : Monday, 05 Mar 2012, 5:04 PM EST
By Nancy Krause
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) - For the first time in decades, a prayer banner does not adorn the walls at Cranston High School West.
After a long, intense legal battle, the mural was removed over the weekend, the American Civil Liberties Union confirmed Monday afternoon.
"The ACLU has been apprised that, in accordance with Judge Lagueuxs decision, the prayer mural has been permanently removed from Cranston High School West, and on that basis we have agreed to give the defendants a further extension of time, until March 19th, on the issue of attorneys fees," said Rhode Island ACLU Executive Director Steven Brown.
The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of atheist student Jessica Ahlquist, who said the prayer banner violated her Constitutional rights.
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/west_bay/cranston-west-prayer-banner-removed
dmallind
(10,437 posts)yellerpup
(12,254 posts)Brave young woman speaking out for the 1st Amendment.
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)To listen to the people from Cranston, you would think it would be the Armageddon when that banner came down.
dmallind
(10,437 posts)because everybody knows kids' football is what the creator of the universe really cares about. If these guys go the whole season without scoring I might have to rethink things.
2ndAmForComputers
(3,527 posts)It's something people like that could do. Maybe.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)all Americans who believe in the First Amendment.