Massachusetts Supreme Court

The St Michael statue was blocked from a Massachusetts city building as the state Supreme Court prepares to rule on whether bronze saints violate religious neutrality. The court's imminent decision centers on the legal question of religious neutrality in public spaces.

A legal dispute in Massachusetts centers on whether a city can install statues of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian outside its public safety building, with the case potentially reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. The Becket Fund represents Quincy, while the ACLU and other groups argue the statues violate religious neutrality principles under the Massachusetts Constitution.