In 1944, Lehigh ... seal and from any other design representing Lehigh County. The November 1 injunction by Judge Edward G. Smith of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of ...

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday a Pennsylvania county's ... in June as a historic monument, the Lehigh County can maintain its seal as a symbol that “has become part of the ...

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a Pennsylvania county may keep ... noting that it appears on Lehigh County’s seal with many secular symbols and that it has taken on historical ...

A federal judge in Easton opened the door this week to forcing Lehigh County ... year-old seal. Judge Edward G. Smith on Thursday, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ...

A federal judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania ... seal. Eastern District Judge Edward Smith wrote in his Thursday ruling that while his court didn't believe including the Latin cross in Lehigh ...

An op-ed by a member of the Lenni Lenape sparked renewed debate about the cross on Lehigh County’s seal. A federal appeals ... “History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania,” by Roberts, Stodt ...

The cross on the Lehigh County seal, in addition to its overt Christian ... according to the definitive “History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania,” by Roberts, Stodt, Krick and Dietrich.

A federal judge has ordered a Pennsylvania county to remove the cross from its seal, saying it violated the Constitution. Lehigh Valley County, which is about 40 miles north of Philadelphia ...

(RNS) — A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Lehigh County, Pa., seal that contains a cross, citing a recent Supreme Court decision. The unanimous ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court ...

Lehigh County has hired special counsel to appeal a federal judge's ruling that could force the county to eradicate images of its official, nearly 73-year-old seal. And the pro bono firm the ...

A federal lawsuit has been filed against Lehigh County over its use of a Christian symbol in its seal. The Freedom From ... Muslims Atheists' lawsuit against Pennsylvania bus system over ads ...

A Pennsylvania county is appealing a federal judge's ruling that the image of a large Christian cross on the county's flag and seal is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. Lehigh County ...