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To: sandintoes who wrote (48902)	12/6/2002 7:34:33 AM
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If crosses aren't allowed, neither should an 18-foot-tall menorah and a Hanukkah greeting sign be allowed. City Asks Court to Rethink Hanukkah Case Wed Dec 4, 3:52 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The city of Cincinnati is asking the Supreme Court to reconsider and allow it to bar a Jewish organization from displaying a menorah on a downtown plaza. The case returned to the high court Wednesday, five days after one justice sided with a nonprofit Jewish organization that traditionally puts up displays in Cincinnati during the eight-day Hanukkah celebration. Justice John Paul Stevens (news - web sites) said that the city could not limit activities on the town square because it is a public forum. On Monday, Chabad of Southern Ohio put up an 18-foot-tall menorah and a Hanukkah greeting sign. City lawyer Richard Ganulin urged the nine members of the Supreme Court to take up the issue and allow the city to stop the display. The city prohibits any group from using Fountain Square during the last two weeks of November through the first week of January. "Now, however, the city is in the predicament of having to evaluate many competing permit requests and related incidents with potential adverse public safety consequences," Ganulin told the court in a filing. The ordinance was approved earlier this year and is part of the city's efforts to prevent the Ku Klux Klan from erecting a cross on the square during the Christmas holidays. Ganulin said there is little room because of the town's skating rink, a concession stand, Christmas trees, wreaths and lights.