ACLU Accuses Ohio Judge of Re-Displaying Ten Commandments in Courtroom
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The American Civil Liberties Union says an Ohio judge has again posted the Ten Commandments in his courtroom, defying rulings that he not display them.
The group on Thursday asked a federal court to hold Richland County Common Pleas Judge James DeWeese in contempt.
In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court's decision that a framed poster of the commandments in DeWeese's court violated the Constitution.
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DeWeese denies he's displaying the Ten Commandments now and accuses the ACLU of attempting to silence speech.
While there is currently a poster in his courtroom that includes the commandments, DeWeese says it illustrates a debate about philosophies that affect the handling of criminal cases.