Commanding Decision

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore lost the battle to keep his beloved Ten Commandments monument on view. Last week "Roy's Rock," left, was moved to a back room of his courthouse. But his struggle is not the only one of its kind. Court challenges have been made against Ten Commandments displays on public lands or in government buildings in at least 14 states. Although displays in Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin were ordered removed, others in Texas and Pennsylvania were permitted to stay. --By Elisabeth Kauffman

PENNSYLVANIA In June, a bronze plaque, displayed since 1920 in the Chester County courthouse,...

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