Governor Rick Perry, et al.
Respondents
R. Ted Cruz, Counsel of RecordIn 1961, the Texas Chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles donated a 6-foot-tall, 3-foot-wide pink granite monument inscribed with a number of religious and patriotic symbols and a nonsectarian version of the Ten Commandments. The Legislature accepted the gift and designated a space for it in the northwest quadrant of the Capitol grounds, near a number of other statues and monuments commemorating war veterans and women pilgrims, among others. In January 2002, Thomas Van Orden filed suit against Texas Governor Rick Perry and six other State officials alleging that the display of the Ten…
