Kavanaugh and Gorsuch seem split in blockbuster case over WW1 memorial cross
A fiery debate at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday showcased a stark divide among the justices over which monuments containing religious symbolism should be permitted stand on public ground.
The most lasting of the court's approaches is known as the"Lemon test" after the 1971 case in which it was articulated. But Gorsuch, Trump's first nominee to the bench, went on the attack against the doctrine, all-but-demanding that the court revisit it and labeling it a"welter of confusion." Katyal responded that one of the men who helped raise the funds for the construction of the cross was Jewish, and argued that the court does not have a rule barring laws if"some people" disagree with them.
"Just look up" and the justices would see a display of the Ten Commandments in the courtroom, Katyal said.
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