Dixie County has 30 days to remove a granite monument of the Ten Commandments from atop the steps of the county courthouse in Cross City, where it has sat since 2006, according to a federal court ruling Friday.
The ruling, by U.S. Senior District Judge Maurice Paul, came after the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida sued to have the monument removed, saying that it violates the separation of church and state, even though the monument was paid for and maintained by a private resident.
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