Group Fights for WWI Veterans Cross

First Liberty Institute has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals to protect the 90-year-old cross-shaped Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial in Maryland from an atheist group that is pushing for its removal. The brief was filed in the Fourth Circuit court in conjunction with the law firm Jones Day for the American Legion, which erected the monument 90 years ago in honor of Bladensburg-area men who gave their lives in World War I. The brief argues that the cross is an internationally recognized symbol honoring men who gave their lives in World War I and notes that there is no available evidence of it being associated with any religious event. For more information, visit the First Liberty Institute website.