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1/ CA3, applying American Legion, finds that Latin Cross on the 75-year old seal of Lehigh Valley, does not violate Establishment Clause. drive.google.com/open?id=1JmxMw… J. Hardiman writes majority, joined by Krause and Bibas (Disc: the Jewish Coal for Relig Liberty filed a brief here.) 
2/ The panel notes that J. Gorsuch cast doubt on "offended-observer" standing status, but declines to disturb those precedents
3/ The panel adds that the Lemon Test does not apply in cases involving public monuments. Rather, the court will apply a presumption of constitutionality
4/ The panel extends that presumption of constitutionality to the context of the Lehigh Valley Seal
5/ The panel concludes with a discussion of the Establishment Clauses's original public meaning, and a cite to J. Kavanaugh's American Legion concurrence--the county can remove the cross if it sees fit.
