In 1944, Lehigh County established its seal, which includes a large yellow cross to honor “Christianity and the God-fearing people” who founded the county, according to Harry Hertzog ...

An op-ed by a member of the Lenni Lenape sparked renewed debate about the cross on Lehigh County’s seal. A federal appeals court ruled last month the county can keep the cross at the center of ...

A federal judge in Easton opened the door this week to forcing Lehigh County to eradicate images of its official, nearly 73-year-old seal. Judge Edward G. Smith on Thursday, in U.S. District ...

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday a Pennsylvania county's 70-year-old seal and flag is allowed to remain after being targeted by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The U.S ...

A federal appeals court has rejected an atheist group’s challenge to Lehigh County’s official seal, ruling that the cross featured on it is not discriminatory to non-Christians. On Thursday ...

The cross on the Lehigh County seal, in addition to its overt Christian message, signifies historical racism. The fate of my people in this region demonstrates that fact. After the Freedom From ...

Lehigh County has hired special counsel to appeal a federal judge's ruling that could force the county to eradicate images of its official, nearly 73-year-old seal. And the pro bono firm the ...

Lehigh County asked a panel of the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in its oral argument to reverse a lower federal judge's decision saying the county has to remove the cross from its seal.

Eastern District Judge Edward Smith wrote in his Thursday ruling that while his court didn't believe including the Latin cross in Lehigh County's seal violates the Constitution, he wasn't in a ...

Lehigh County, Pa., which includes Allentown, adopted its seal in 1944. It includes a Latin cross, superimposed with an image of the county courthouse. Surrounding them are such secular symbols as ...

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The Lehigh County government is fighting a court ruling that says the image of a cross in the county seal must be removed. The non-profit law firm Becket filed an appeal Tuesday on the county's ...