context: In Books, the Seventh Circuit held that "the placement of the American Eagle gripping the national colors at the top of the [Ten Commandments] monument hardly detracts from the message of endorsement; rather, it specifically links religion ... and civil government."
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 259 F.3d 773, 773
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that display consisting of Bill of Rights, Preamble to Indiana Constitution and Ten Commandments would signal to the reasonable observer "that the state approved of such a link, and was sending a message of endorsement"
citation_a.sentence: See Indiana Civil Liberties Union, 259 F.3d at 773 (holding that display consisting of Bill of Rights, Preamble to Indiana Constitution and Ten Commandments would signal to the reasonable observer “that the state approved of such a link, and was sending a message of endorsement”) (citing Books, 235 F.3d at 307).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 235 F.3d 307, 307
citation_b.parenthetical: agreeing with the Seventh Circuit's holding in Books that "the inclusion of an American eagle gripping the national colors at the top of the monument, serves to heighten the appearance of government endorsement of religion"
citation_b.sentence: Books, 235 F.3d at 307. See also Adland, 307 F.3d at 486-87 (agreeing with the Seventh Circuit’s holding in Books that “the inclusion of an American eagle gripping the national colors at the top of the monument, serves to heighten the appearance of government endorsement of religion”). Here, the same can be said of Defendants’ transparent attempt to “secularize” the displays by surrounding the Ten Commandments with other patriotic documents and symbols, such as the Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the Kentucky Constitution.