Karlina v. Board of Commissioners
The First Amendment of the Constitution begins with the words, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
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In 1959, three years after Congress passed, President Eisenhower signed legislation making "In God We Trust" our national motto. This motto is quite similar to the motto that Springfield County is trying to adopt
The Board of Commissioners of Springfield County, at a regularly-scheduled board meeting, considered a proposed ordinance that would adopt the words, "In the LORD God We Trust" as the county motto and that would authorize the inscription of the phrase on the façade over the main entrance to the Springfield County Government Center. Board members and members of the public rose to speak both in favor and against the proposal. William Karlina sued to stop the Springfield County from proceeding, on the grounds that the county ordinance violated the First Amendment.
The court finds that adopting the......
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