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Church autonomy returns to SCOTUS

ByStephanie Barclay

/Apr 30, 2026

The statue, Authority of Law, by American sculptor James Earle Fraser outside the Supreme Court of the United States. The High Court building was built during the Great Depression and completed in 1935. Architect Cass Gilbert's design is based on a Greco-Roman temple.