power. In fact the Rolling Meadows seal presents a more compelling case for finding the challenged display unconstitutional. The City's seal is a permanent statement that is viewed year-round, while the creche is displayed only seasonally amidst the secular celebration of Christmas. The Latin cross on the seal, then, brings together church and state in a manner that suggests their alliance perhaps even more ardently than the unconstitutional creche display! ] in ... Allegheny ... The seal of Rolling Meadows acts as the City’s imprimatur for official correspondence, property and business. The conspicuous depiction of the preeminent symbol of a particular faith on that seal conveys a message of approval that is simply inconsistent with the first amendment. Id. (citation omitted) (<HOLDING>). 39 . The cross incorporated in the seal
holding that plaintiffs have standing to assert establishment clause violation because in part a cross led plaintiffs to alter their behavior holding that the presence of a cross on the city insignia did not violate the establishment clause holding that inclusion of cross on government seal violated federal establishment clause holding that establishment of christmas day as legal public holiday did not violate establishment clause holding no violation of federal establishment clause