An Oklahoma County judge ruled Friday that a Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds is constitutional.

Attorneys for the group that sued to have the monument removed said they will appeal that decision.

District Judge Thomas Prince ruled the monument’s placement is constitutional and that it can remain in place during the appeals process. Prince on Friday granted the Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission’s request for summary judgment, halting the lawsuit from advancing to trial.

Extensive briefs have been filed by both parties in the case — the state arguing the monument should be allowed and the American Civil Liberties Union taking the other side.