The 40-foot cross at the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in San Diego does not violate the Constitution, according to a recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns.
For 18 years, the American Civil Liberties Union has fought to have the cross removed. San Diego even voted to give the land to the federal government to protect the cross.
“It’s a great victory for all freedom-loving Americans," said Charles LiMandri of the Thomas More Law Center, who was lead counsel on the case. “(The cross) is being used for the legitimate, secular purpose of honoring veterans. And the objective, reasonable observer would see it in that context.”
LiMandri said he's ready to defend the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
