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ORAL ARGUMENT OF AMATO A. DE LUCA, ESQUIRE ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENTS | Which party does Mr. DeLuca represent? | Explain. |\n| 138. MR. DE LUCA: Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the Court, with the possible exception of the cross, the nativity scene is one of the most powerful religious symbols in this country, and most certainly one of the most powerful Christian religious symbols in this country. It is, as all of the parties agree and acknowledge, the biblical account of the birth of Christ, the Christian Messiah, the Redeemer, according to the gospels of Matthew and Luke as contained in the New Testament. |  |  |\n| 139. Pawtucket's purchase, the maintenance, and the erection of the fundamental Christian symbol involves government in religion to a profound and substantial degree. It has aligned itself with a universally recognized religious symbol and belief. I would like to bring to the Court's attention that although the religious symbol, the creche, is contained in a display that is on private property--it is owned by the Slater Museum Historical Society--it is adjacent to the City Hall. City Hall is approximately 100 feet away from this area. | What is Mr. DeLuca's test concerning the issue of whether a city's creche display violates the Establishment Clause? Write as clear and succinct a version of his proposed test as you can. | Explain. |\n| 140. Also, the creche and the display itself is--there is a ceremony that is held by the mayor of the city of Pawtucket each year, a lighting ceremony, which announces the commencement of the display in the Hodgson Park area. The music that is played at the display is the same music that is also played inside of City Hall, and all of the festivities that take place at the display and at City Hall are paid for and sponsored by the city of Pawtucket. | What is the significance of the proximity of the creche to City Hall? | Explain. |\n| 141. QUESTION: Well, Mr. DeLuca, you say that although the property, the real property, I take it, on which the creche is located is private, it is only--it adjacent to city property. Now, if the city did not own the creche itself, so that everything that was contributed to the display, including the creche, were privately owned, it wouldn't violate the First Amendment, the fact that it was right next door to the City Hall, would it? | What is the relationship o f th e Ju st i c e ' s hypothetical to Mr. DeLuca's test? | Explain. |\n| 142. MR. DE LUCA: Well, I think that in the--I think that in understanding that the city owns all of the symbols and all of the artifacts that are contained in this display, and assuming that that--the creche were purchased and paid for privately without any other explanation that it is private, then I think it would still violate the establishment clause for the First Amendment, because there is no indication to anyone looking at that that the display or the creche is not part of the broader display which is put up and sponsored by the city. | How does Mr. DeLuca respond to the Justice's hypothetical? What effect would the response have on his proposed test? Explain whether the response to the hypothetical leads toa change in the proposed test, and if so, what change. | Explain. |\n\n| 0.5\u003Cbr>0.4\u003Cbr>0.3\u003Cbr>0.2\u003Cbr>0.1\u003Cbr>0\u003Cbr>-0.1\u003Cbr>-0.2\u003Cbr>-0.3 | Argumentation Transfer Test\u003Cbr>High LSAT Low \u003Cbr>LSAT |  Specific\u003Cbr> Generic |\n| --- | --- | --- |","cbCaikx6i7a32jMG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikx6i7a32jMG","pdf",242375,"English","# Oral Argument Excerpt\n## De Luca’s Proposed Test\n## Proximity and Municipal Sponsorship\n## City Hypotheticals and Test Impact","[{\"question\":\"What religious symbol and scriptural basis does Mr. DeLuca describe?\",\"answer\":\"He describes the nativity scene (creche) as a powerful Christian symbol reflecting the biblical account of Christ’s birth from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Mr. DeLuca connect the creche display to the Establishment Clause issue?\",\"answer\":\"He argues that the city’s involvement in purchase, maintenance, and erection of the symbol creates a profound government-in-religion relationship even if the creche is on nearby private property.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the Justice’s hypothetical affect Mr. DeLuca’s proposed test?\",\"answer\":\"Mr. DeLuca responds that if the city owns the symbols and sponsors the display, private purchase alone would still violate the Establishment Clause because viewers would not perceive the creche as outside the broader city display.\"}]","Amato A. 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