Reading Room Document

Religious Seasonal Decorations in Federal Government Buildings

The Public Buildings Service of the General Services Administration may, consistent with fiscal law and the First Amendment's Establishment Clause, broaden its policy governing the purchase and display of seasonal decorations in the public spaces of federal properties to allow for the display of religiously significant seasonal decorations that are reasonably calculated to improve employee morale. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/olc/file/1355846/download.

January 15, 2021