The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Wednesday on the constitutionality of cross burning. A coalition of civil rights groups, headed by the Anti-Defamation League, filed a brief for the case in August, arguing that cross-burning incidents should be viewed as illegal only if they are used to harass, intimidate or inspire violence.
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