I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome

to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.

The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan non-profit chartered by Congress to increase

awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.

On this episode, we'll dive into one of the most interesting Supreme Court cases of the year,

American Legion versus American Humanist Association.

The case centers around a constitutional challenge to a 40 foot cross that's part of a veterans memorial in Maryland.

It was built by the American Legion after World War I and it's

being challenged by the American Humanist Association and Maryland citizens who say that

it unconstitutionally promotes Christianity.

It's being defended by a cross-partisan coalition

of citizens and lawyers who say that it does not.

And it's just a wonderful opportunity to explore the current

state of the establishment cause and the nature of religious freedom in America.

We're so honored to be joined by advocates on both sides of this fascinating case and it's just great to have them both.

Ken Kukowski is representing the American Legion on behalf of First Liberty, where he's Senior Council and Director of Strategic Affairs.

He's also Senior Legal Editor for Brightbard News Network and previously served as team leader

for the constitutional rights team on the presidential

transition team of president Trump. Ken, thank you so much for joining. Jeff, thanks

so much for having us. And Monica Miller is Council of Record in this case for the American Humanist Association where she is senior council.

Since joining the American Humanist Council in 2012,

Monica Miller has litigated many establishment clause cases and as a frequent media commentator.

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