In a June 24, 2003 press release and federal court lawsuit, Americans United "charged that the city of Frederick, Md., acted unlawfully when it sold a Ten Commandments monument and the land beneath it in a public park to a private organization." They further write:

Last August, the Frederick Board of Aldermen voted to sell the sliver of land that contains the monument to a private group. Although a bid of $18,000 was received, the city sold the land to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, which had bid only $6,700 for the property. The city also put numerous conditions on the sale of the land, including a requirement that public access to the spot be maintained.

Residents of the city are also none too happy with Blake Trettien, now a Johns Hopkins University student and president of the local ACLU chapter.

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