More on monuments -- Supreme Court

[Joel Sogol]

In a message dated 11/6/98 6:59:26 PM Central Standard Time, JMHACLJ at AOL.COM
writes:

<<
 << As I understood it, it was exactly this sort of historical context and
  application to the law that the Alabama state judge, Roy Moore, denied and
  tried to prevent, which made his display offensive to me and others(perhaps
  Joel Sogol can provide some details).  A courtroom seems a good place to
  consider the heritage of law.>>

 I doubt that Joel will join in agreement with your characterization, since he
 knows that Judge Moore has populated his courtroom with just this sort of
 assorted bits and pieces.  If Joel dares to agree with you on this point, and
 yet refuses to candidly discuss the facts of that case, don't be surprised if
 I volunteer to highlight the proven facts that dispose of your presumption.
  >>

Certainly Judge Moore had other items on the walls of his courtroom.  Most
hung separately from one another in no recognizable "display".  Judge Price
went to Gadsen to see it himself and came to the same conclusion.  The Ten
Commandments hung by themselves directly over Moore's right shoulder and were
the only thing on the wall in that area.  The real issue, as I understand Jim,
is governed by the statements of the person responsible for the display, and I
say again that Judge Moore was consistant from start to end that the Ten
Commandments were there as a religious statement reflecting his belief in God
and God's importance to the courts.  Although his attorneys agrued otherwise,
they could not get around his public statements.

Joel L. Sogol
Attorney at Law
609 28th Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL  35401
(205) 345-0966
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