Thursday, March 3, 2005
A House At Pooh Corner Divided?
The U.S. Supreme Court questioned on Wednesday whether an enormous copy of A.A. Milne's classic "Now We Are Six" displayed on public property represented an unconstitutional endorsement of ageism or an acceptable historical symbol of literature.
A number of legal battles have taken place around the country in recent years on whether Milne's work should be displayed on government property, dividing the public and producing conflicting rulings by U.S. appeals courts. A similarly-sized copy of Milne's "The House At Pooh Corner" adorns the front of California State Criminal Court to almost unanimous puzzlement.
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