As High Court Intervenes in Mt. Soledad Case, Cross Supporters “Spin” Legal, Historical

The U.S. Supreme Court stepped into the thick of one of the nation’s longest running First Amendment cases – the dispute over the Mt. Soledad Christian Cross. Atheist Phil Paulson has been fighting for 17 years to have this religious monument removed from public land. Government and religious groups, however, have resorted to every conceivable ploy to keep this enormous sectarian symbol standing.