Quincy argues in front of SJC to install 10-foot patron saint statues at public safety building
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Quincy argues in front of SJC to install 10-foot patron saint statues at public safety building
"Okay, so not in Massachusetts, and you've come up with three out of the probably hundreds of thousands of police and fire department buildings in the country."
The City of Quincy seeks to install two 10-foot bronze statues of Catholic saints in front of their police and fire building. The American Civil Liberties Union opposes the statues, arguing they violate the state's Declaration of Rights. The Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments, with tension between justices and the Becket Fund representing the city. The case stems from a Norfolk Superior Court judge's ruling that the statues likely violate the state's Declaration of Rights due to their religious significance.
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