County residents hoping to see the Ten Commandments posted in the Monroe County Courthouse as part of an historical documents display on Thursday will now have to wait.

County Mayor Tim Yates announced Monday the hanging of historical documents in the Courthouse has been postponed due to the threat of litigation against the county. Yates said he hopes to still post the historical documents at a later date.

County Attorney Jerome Melson on Tuesday confirmed the county has received correspondence from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation opposing the posting of the documents.

The county attorney said it would not be difficult for a group opposing the posting to find somebody with legal standing to challenge the posting and similar cases have been filed in Hamilton County.

See full story in the Wednesday, June 20, edition of The Advocate & Democrat.