In a long-awaited ruling, a federal judge has sided with plaintiffs who argued it was unconstitutional for Los Angeles County supervisors to place a Christian cross on the county seal. A divided ...

“The fact of the matter is we don’t have a place to put a 17-foot cross.” Frank Hall, another senior vice president, went out to survey the cross’ salvage potential. Too big. Too expensive ...

The cross "has become a prominent community landmark ... as the manifestation of a hostility toward religion that has no place in our Establishment Clause traditions," wrote Justice Samuel ...