Posted by Orin Kerr: Pleasant Grove City v. Summum: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_02_22-2009_02_28.shtml#1235601807
The Supreme Court handed down [1]Pleasant Grove City v. Summum today, a free exercise case about the installation of a monument in a public park. I don't follow Establishment/Free Exercise caselaw very closely, but I thought Justice Alito's majority opinion was unusually good: Tight, well-reasoned, and persuasive. My only complaint was footnote 2, in which Alito reprints the lyrics to John Lennon's song [2]Imagine. I don't think it was necessary, given the wide public familiarity with the song. Plus, it seems a bit too cute. But then I suppose [3]I'm more skeptical than most to popular music references in judicial opinions. References 1. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/08pdf/07-665.pdf 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okd3hLlvvLw 3. http://volokh.com/posts/1215545292.shtml _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
