Pleasant Grove is in a legal standoff over whether they have to host every religious statue offered to them just because they accepted one in the past. The Supreme Court's ruling will decide if cities can pick and choose what monuments go in public parks or if they have to open the floodgates to everyone.
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If the city loses, they could be on the hook for massive legal fees and the cost of maintaining a park full of controversial statues.
Religious groups looking for a guaranteed spot to display their monuments in public spaces.
The city government, which loses its ability to curate the aesthetic and cultural message of its own public parks.
Pleasant Grove v. Summum (2009) Free Speech Center
Argument preview: Pleasant Grove City v. Summum SCOTUSblog
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