Federal Judge Allows Santa Monica To Block Nativity Scenes That Have Appeared In Park For Over 50 Years

The Los Angeles Times reports another outrageous decision by a federal judge:

A coalition of church groups that has erected Nativity scenes in Santa Monica for more than 50 years is pondering its next steps after a federal judge ruled the city has the right to bar seasonal public displays. William J. Becker, an attorney for the Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee, said he would consult with his "brain trust" to determine what steps the coalition would take if Judge Audrey B. Collins grants the city's motion to dismiss the church group's case at a hearing next month. Since 1953, the coalition each December has erected a tableau of scenes depicting the birth of Jesus in Palisades Park.

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