Supreme Court of the United States
Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum
February 25, 2009555 U.S. 460
Summary
The Supreme Court held that the placement of a permanent monument in a public park is government speech, not subject to First Amendment Free Speech Clause scrutiny, and therefore reversed the Tenth Circuit’s judgment requiring the city to accept Summum’s monument.
Holding
- Whether the Free Speech Clause requires the city to permit Summum’s permanent monument in Pioneer Park.. The placement of a permanent monument in a public park is a form of government speech and is therefore not subject to scrutiny under the Free Speech Clause.
Docket 07-665
Cited authorities
- 19 Stat. 410
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