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State of Alabama v. ACLU
Supreme Court of the State of Alabama (1997)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF AUTHORITIES..........................ii

INTEREST OF THE AMICI.........................iv

STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND THE FACTS............1

ARGUMENT.......................................1

  1. The Ten Commandments Are Significant
    Because They Are A Religious Text
    .........1

  2. The Contemporary Importance Of The Ten
    Commandments Lies In Their Religious
    Significance
    ..............................2

  3. The Establishment Clause Bans Government
    Officials From Speaking Religiously
    .......3

  4. Public Officials Acting In Their Official
    Capacities Have No First Amendment Right
    To Free Speech
    ...........................14

  5. Enforcing The Establishment Clause Does
    Not Create Secular Humanism
    ..............15

CONCLUSION....................................17

APPENDIX A

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