The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
Amicus Curiae
Eric C. Rassbach, Counsel of Record The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a nonprofit, nonpartisan law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious traditions. Eric C. Rassbach directs the Becket Fund’s domestic litigation practice. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 8, 2009. The Ninth Circuit’s grant of standing — based solely on the fact that Buono is “deeply offended” by the Mojave Desert cross — demonstrates just how confused the doctrine of standing in Establishment Clause cases has become. If Buono…
