In Weinbaum v. City of Las Cruces, the Tenth Circuit affirmed a DCT opinion rejecting a constitutional challenge to the placement of three crosses in the City of Las Cruces (The Crosses). In part, the court focused on the chamber of commerce’s argument that the three crosses had significance due to the history of the city and the joining of Indian, Latino/a, and Anglo cultures:
Other entities in Las Cruces have also adopted crosses as part of their trade dress. For example, the Chamber of Commerce adopted a symbol with three crosses in 1970, explaining: “The three crosses were joined at the ends of the transverse bars and at the top of the uprights to combine forever the three cultures basic to the area–Indian, Latin, and Anglo.” Many businesses in the area similarly include three crosses in their logos. [opinion at 10]
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