religion case, religious exercise case. this involves a 40 foot tall concrete cross not far from here in washington in bladensberg, maryland. by a 7-2 vote, the supreme court said that cross can stand. it's known as the peace cross. it was put up to honor world war i dead, and it is in the shape of a giant cross. and a group sued saying this amounts to a government endorsement of religion because the cross is now maintained by the county and sits on county land in a busy traffic interchange. so this group said this is a government endorsement of religion. this is the county saying we're all about christianity. today by a 7-2 vote with justices sotomayer and ginsburg dissenting, the court said this cross can stand because it is a symbol of sacrifice. it's not primarily a religious symbol, it's not primarily a
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