Fight over Bible at Harris County civil courthouse to play out in court

(1/23/07 - KTRK/HOUSTON) (KTRK) -- The Bible monument that once stood outside the Harris County civil courthouse is at the center of an appeal today in New Orleans.

All 15 members of the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case to put the display back in place. A 2004 lower court ruling said the display was unconstitutional. It was removed two years ago by a federal judge's order.

It had been in front of the Harris County civil courthouse since 1956.
(Copyright © 2007, KTRK-TV)

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