Attorney General King Files Briefs With U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Ten Commandments Displays

Alabama Attorney General Troy King has joined other state attorneys general in filing amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs supporting the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on public property in two cases to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this term. The two cases are from Texas and Kentucky (Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky, respectively).

In a statement released yesterday, Attorney General King said:

"I have said many times that the constitution does not require that the public square be cleansed of religious symbols. This case provides an opportunity for Alabama to once again stand for this important proposition. Neither I, nor any citizen, should ever be required to surrender our faith as a prerequisite to entering the public square. I hope the U.S. Supreme Court will use this case to replace the confusion in this area of the law with clarity and to protect our citizens’ religious rights."