《联邦主义者报》高级法律记者玛戈特·克利夫兰正起诉密歇根州迪尔伯恩市及其市长阿卜杜拉·哈穆德，指控他们在公共展示中仅使用穆斯林符号，违反了美国宪法第一修正案。她指责该市是“基督徒和犹太人的敌对之地”。克利夫兰声称，该市悬挂了庆祝伊斯兰教斋月的横幅，并展示了新月图案，却拒绝展示同等规模的基督教或犹太教标志。
Margot Cleveland, senior legal correspondent at The Federalist, is suing the city of Dearborn, Michigan, and the city’s mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, for violating the First Amendment by displaying exclusively Muslim symbols in public displays, accusing the city of being "a hostile place for Christians and Jews." Cleveland alleges the city put up banners celebrating the Islamic holiday of Ramadan and a display of crescent moons while refusing to showcase equivalent Christian or Jewish iconography.
“我当时正在迪尔伯恩市中心取披萨。当我沿着大道走时，街道两旁都挂着‘Ramadan Kareem’（斋月吉祥）的横幅，这相当于‘斋月快乐’或‘斋月蒙福’的意思，”克利夫兰在接受福克斯新闻数字频道独家采访时说。
"I was picking up pizza in downtown Dearborn. When I went down the boulevard, up and down the street were ‘Ramadan Kareem’ (generous Ramadan) banners, which is the equivalent of a happy or blessed Ramadan," Cleveland told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.
“当时是四旬期的第四周。两周后就是复活节，一周后则是逾越节。我当时非常震惊，后来还看到单独设立的展示——依然是新月图案，”她说。
"This was the fourth week of Lent. We had Easter coming up in two weeks, and Passover was a week away. I was shocked, and then I saw the display all by itself — again, the crescent moon," she said.
克利夫兰告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，她曾致信迪尔伯恩市法律顾问，询问该市是否计划为其他亚伯拉罕宗教也举办类似的展示活动，但并未收到回复。
Cleveland wrote to Dearborn’s city attorney, asking if the city planned to reciprocate the displays for the other Abrahamic faiths, but did not get a response, she told Fox News Digital.
最高法院对决在即：圣米迦勒雕像被禁止放置在公共安全大楼内 克利夫兰提交了一系列《信息自由法》（FOIA）申请，试图了解这些展示活动的费用。根据她的诉讼以及接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时的说法，正是通过这些申请，她据称得知该市还在其他官方事务中融入了伊斯兰教标志。
SUPREME COURT SHOWDOWN LOOMS OVER ST MICHAEL STATUE BLOCKED FROM PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING Cleveland submitted a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to find out the cost of the displays, which, according to her lawsuit and in an interview with Fox News Digital, is where she allegedly learned that the city had also integrated Islamic iconography in other official capacities.
“警察部门曾出售印有警察部门印章的斋月T恤。T恤上既有警察部门的印章，还有新月图案，我记得上面还写着‘Ramadan’，”克利夫兰说。
"The police department was selling — with the police department's seal — Ramadan T-shirts. It had the police department seal and a crescent moon, and I believe it said Ramadan," Cleveland said.
康涅狄格州因州议会大厦内的耶稣诞生场景展示具有“宗教性”而予以禁止，诉讼威胁称 迪尔伯恩警察局尚未回应福克斯新闻数字频道关于这些T恤的询问。
CONNECTICUT BARS NATIVITY DISPLAY IN STATE CAPITOL BECAUSE IT'S 'RELIGIOUS,' LAWSUIT THREAT SAYS The Dearborn Police Department did not respond to a Fox News Digital inquiry regarding the alleged T-shirts.
在多次尝试联系市政府官员后，克利夫兰仍然没有得到任何回应，直到一位市议员告诉她，市议会已接到指示不得与她接触。
After repeated attempts to try and contact city officials, Cleveland still received no response, until one city councilor told her that the council had been instructed not to engage with her.
特朗普司法部在最高法院多项重要裁决后扩大宗教自由保护范围。“我联系了市议会，联系了每一位议员，既用了他们的公开邮箱，也用了备用邮箱，但都没有收到任何回应，”她分享道。“不过，在领英上，其中一位议员回复我说：‘嘿，我们被告知不能和你交谈，’”克利夫兰告诉福克斯新闻数字版。
TRUMP DOJ EXPANDS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS AFTER MAJOR SUPREME COURT RULINGS "I reached out to city council, every individual, both their public email and a secondary one. Received no response," she shared. "But on LinkedIn, one of the council members responded and said, ‘Hey, we were told we can't talk to you,’" Cleveland told Fox News Digital. Cleveland then attended an open city council meeting in May. She asked that the councilors, who she explained control the city’s purse strings, use an ongoing budget surplus to purchase banners celebrating Jewish and Christian holidays.
随后，克利夫兰于5月参加了一场市议会公开会议。她请求这些掌控着城市财政的议员们，利用持续的预算盈余购买庆祝犹太教和基督教节日的横幅。
GOP LAWMAKERS URGE SUPREME COURT TO STRENGTHEN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS FOR STREET PREACHERS "I have not asked the city not to celebrate Ramadan," she said.
共和党议员敦促最高法院加强第一修正案对街头传教士的保护。“我并没有要求市政府不要庆祝斋月，”她说。“我所要求的是，市政府应平等对待基督徒和犹太人。挂上逾越节横幅、复活节横幅，挂上大卫之星、十字架，做点什么。再加上一些爱国象征，以表明我们是同一个迪尔伯恩，同一个所有信仰都能得到平等代表的国家。但这一点并没有做到，”她说。
"What I've asked is that the city treat Christians and Jews equally. Put up Passover banners, Easter banners, put up a Star of David, put up a cross, do something. And throw in some patriotic symbols to show we are one Dearborn, one country where all faiths are represented equally. That has not been done," she said. Contrary to acceding to her requests, Cleveland claims the city put up even more decorations celebrating Ramadan in the wake of her attempts to contact city officials.
与接受她的请求相反，克利夫兰声称，在她尝试联系市政府官员之后，市政府反而增加了更多庆祝斋月的装饰。
CALIFORNIA BILL RECOGNIZING 2 ISLAMIC HOLIDAYS NEARS NEWSOM’S DESK "After I was ignored, what happened?
加利福尼亚州承认两个伊斯兰节日的法案即将提交纽索姆签署。“在我被无视之后，发生了什么？市长随后又去购买了更多的斋月装饰。我对那些横幅提出了抗议。结果他怎么做？他反而用更大型、更明亮的带灯斋月装饰来回应，”她说。市长办公室并未回应福克斯新闻的置评请求。
The mayor then went and bought more Ramadan displays. I complained about the banners. What does he go? He goes bigger and brighter with lighted Ramadan displays," she said. The mayor’s office did not respond to a Fox News request for comment.
美国工人阶级称他们的城镇是下一个迪尔伯恩——而且他们已经受够了“不在迪尔伯恩生活的人不理解迪尔伯恩，”克利夫兰说。“我批评的是市长和市政府的负责人，他们正在歧视基督徒和犹太人。住在迪尔伯恩的普通民众相处得非常融洽。这是一个多元化的城市，人们都能和睦相处。是市长制造了问题。”在克利夫兰提起诉讼后不久，该市发布声明驳斥了他的指控。
WORKING-CLASS AMERICANS SAY THEIR TOWN IS THE NEXT DEARBORN — AND THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH "People who are not in Dearborn do not understand Dearborn," Cleveland said. "My beef is with the mayor and the people running the city, who are discriminating against Christians and Jews. The average people who live in Dearborn get along great. It is a diverse city and people get along. The mayor is causing a problem." The city rejected Cleveland's accusations in a statement released shortly after Cleveland's lawsuit.
声明称：“迪尔伯恩长期以来始终致力于公平、公正地服务所有居民，无论其信仰或背景如何。”
Dearborn "has a longstanding commitment to serving all residents fairly and equitably, regardless of faith or background," the statement read.
声明继续写道：“迪尔伯恩将继续维护每位居民的权利和尊严，并始终是一个每个人都能得到公平对待、尊重以及法律平等保护的城市。”
"Dearborn will continue to uphold the rights and dignity of every resident and remain a city where everyone is treated with fairness, respect, and equal protection under the law," the statement continued.
美国自由法律中心于9月17日代表克利夫兰向密歇根州东区美国地区法院提交了这起民事诉讼。
The American Freedom Law Center filed the civil complaint on behalf of Cleveland in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Sept. 17.
迪尔伯恩市检察官未回应福克斯新闻数字频道要求进一步置评的请求。
Dearborn’s city attorney did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for additional comments.