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2001

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With God All Things Are Possible, Including Finding Ohio's State Motto Constitutional Under The Establishment Clause Of The First Amendment, Christopher Pierre Jan 2001

With God All Things Are Possible, Including Finding Ohio's State Motto Constitutional Under The Establishment Clause Of The First Amendment, Christopher Pierre

Cleveland State Law Review

The current battle over Ohio's state motto, "With God All Things Are Possible," has brought the debate over the meaning and application of the Establishment Clause to the Sixth Circuit and sparked deep feelings on both sides of the issue. Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. This brief survey will reveal the continuing disagreements over the interpretation and application of the Establishment Clause while showing that history supports generalized references to God by the federal and state government. Part III will introduce the background and procedural history of the current case American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio v. Capitol Square …