attack). Each of these decisions upheld the challenged government action because it treated religion neutrally, and thus would not be viewed by a reasonable, informed observer as endorsing religion. In contrast, government runs afoul of the endorsement test and violates the Establishment Clause when it affirmatively supports religion on preferential terms. See Santa Fe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290, 305-10, 120 S.Ct. 2266, 147 L.Ed.2d 295 (2000) (invalidating school policy of encouraging and sponsoring student-initiated, student-led prayers before high school football games because reasonable, informed observer would perceive school as endorsing religion); County of Allegheny v. ACLU, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, 492 U.S. 573, 598-601, 109 S.Ct. 3086, 106 L.Ed.2d 472 (1989) (<HOLDING>); see also ACLU of N.J. v. Black Horse Pike
holding that display of unattended menorah in city hall park quite close to seat of government violated establishment clause because its combination alongside a secular holiday display did not cause a viewer to see the exhibit as a whole or as a unitary symbol holding that the display of a privately sponsored creche on the staircase of the courthouse violated the establishment clause because the display actually favored sectarian religious expression holding that county violated establishment clause by giving roman catholic group preferential access to display standalone creche depicting birth of jesus on main staircase of its seat of government because reasonable observer would believe countys action was meant to support and promote christianity holding that display of solitary semipermanent menorah in city hall park closely associated with seat of city government violates the establishment clause holding inter alia that the display of a creche at a country courthouse violated the establishment clause but noting that there is an obvious distinction between a creche display and references to god in the motto and the pledge