Legal victory for Texas Bible monument

A federal appeals court has refused to side with an atheist in a case that could determine the constitutionality of Bible monuments on public property. The case Staley v. Harris County, Texas involves a monument that was erected in front of the county courthouse in 1956 in Houston in honor of industrialist and philanthropist William Mosher.

The monument, which featured a Bible, was on display for more than four decades until atheist Kay Staley, a member of Americans United for Separation of Church and State and former employee of the ACLU, sued Harris County, claiming the monument violated her constitutional rights. A district court agreed and ruled that Bible should be removed.

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