ABSTRACT
In Stone v. Graham, 449 US 39, the Court addressed the very narrow question of the constitutionality of a Kentucky state law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in schoolrooms. According to the book of Exodus in the Bible, when Moses descended Mount Sinai, he brought with him the Ten Commandments. Many displays of and references to the Ten Commandments are found throughout US history. In 2001, the Supreme Court had the opportunity to consider that broader question in City of Elkhart v. Books, 532 US 1058, which involved a Ten Commandments monument resting outside the Elk- hart, Indiana, courthouse. Several other courts have followed similar reasoning, holding that the posting of the Ten Commandments on government property is unconstitutional. In contrast to the Books and Glassroth courts, the Colorado Supreme Court in State of Colorado v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc., 898 P.2d 1013, concluded that a Ten Commandments monument placed in a state park was constitutional.
