An order of the 9th Circuit yesterday assures the controversial Mt. Soledad cross will remain in place a while longer. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports (link added):
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Tuesday delaying the effect of its ruling from January, which said the cross violated the constitutional separation between church and state.
The court said Tuesday that the ruling would not become effective until after the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to take up the case. If the Supreme Court does decide to consider it, as cross supporters hope, then the stay will remain in effect until the high court decides the matter.
There are no guarantees this dispute will ever end.
