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St. Florian
Coverage of St. Florian in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court showdown looms over St Michael statue blocked from public safety building
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.