Judge Orders City to Remove Public Cross
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A federal judge Wednesday ordered the city to remove the landmark cross atop Mt. Soledad within 90 days, but Mayor Jerry Sanders said he will ask the City Council to appeal.
U.S. District Court Judge Gordon Thompson ordered the 43-foot-tall cross removed because it violates a ban on religious symbols on public land. The city has fought a 17-year court battle against a San Diego atheist who objects to the cross.
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