Abstract
On December 26, 1985, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided Friedman v. Board of County Commissioners. The court held that use of the official seal of Bernalillo County, New Mexico violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.2 The seal consisted in part of a Latin-Christian cross and the phrase Con Esta Vencemos, which translates to English as "With This We Conquer" or "With This We Overcome."' This Note outlines the foundation on which the decision is based, dissects the Tenth Circuit opinion, and analyzes the decision in light of relevant United States Supreme Court case law.
Recommended Citation
Cropper, Gregory
(1987)
"Friedman v. Board of County Commissioners:
Toward Rebuilding Jefferson's Wall of Separation
Between Church and State,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1987:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1987/iss1/3