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In 1994, the ACLU of New Jersey sued Jersey City, New Jersey to challenge a menorah and a Christmas tree at city hall.  A federal district judge declared the display to be unconstitutional, but the appellate court, in a 2-1 opinion written by now-Justice [[Samuel Alito]], found a modified display to be constitutional.  ''ACLU of New Jersey v. Schundler'' (1999).  Then-Judge Alito wrote, "government may celebrate Christmas in some manner and form, but not in a way that endorses Christian doctrine."
 
In 1994, the ACLU of New Jersey sued Jersey City, New Jersey to challenge a menorah and a Christmas tree at city hall.  A federal district judge declared the display to be unconstitutional, but the appellate court, in a 2-1 opinion written by now-Justice [[Samuel Alito]], found a modified display to be constitutional.  ''ACLU of New Jersey v. Schundler'' (1999).  Then-Judge Alito wrote, "government may celebrate Christmas in some manner and form, but not in a way that endorses Christian doctrine."
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Occasionally an ACLU chapter does side with a Christian student.  The ACLU of Michigan defended a Christian student seeking to have a Biblical passage on the student's yearbook page.<ref>http://www.aclu.org/studentsrights/expression/12845prs20040511.html</ref>
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Occasionally an ACLU chapter does side with a Christian student.  The ACLU of Michigan defended a Christian student seeking to have a Biblical passage on the student's yearbook page.<ref>ACLU:  After ACLU Intervention on Behalf of Christian Valedictorian, Michigan High School Agrees to Stop Censoring Religious Yearbook Entries (5/11/2004)
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[[http://www.aclu.org/studentsrights/expression/12845prs20040511.html]]</ref>
    
==ACLU, Evolution, and the Establishment Clause==
 
==ACLU, Evolution, and the Establishment Clause==
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