Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow References

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Highlights of the Supreme Court's 2003-2004 Term
References for Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow (June 14, 2004)

Prior Opinions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed June 26, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (amended) Filed October 27, 2000
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California Filed May 25, 2000
Lemon v. Kurtzman U.S Supreme Court (1971)

Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments

Supreme Court Oral Argument (PDF)
Suggestion of Recusal of Justice Scalia (PDF)
Brief for Petitioners (PDF)
Opposition Brief for Respondent (PDF)
Petitioner's Reply Brief (PDF)
Brief for Petitioners (merits) (PDF)
Brief for United States as Respondent (PDF)
Brief for Respondent (merits) (PDF)
Reply Brief for Petitioners (merits) (PDF)
Reply Brief for United States as Respondent (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioner

Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund (PDF)
Gov. Kirk Kempthorne, Idaho State and Federal Officials (PDF)
The Rutherford Institute (PDF)
States of Idaho, Oklahoma, and 47 other States (PDF)
U.S. Senators Allen, Brownback, et al., and U.S. Reps Aderholt, Akin, et al. (PDF)
American Jewish Congress (PDF)
American Legion (PDF)
Sandra L. Banning (PDF)
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and Thomas More Law Center (PDF)
Center for Individual Freedom (PDF)
Christian Legal Society, et al. (PDF)
Citizens United Foundation (PDF)
Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence (PDF)
Common Good Foundation, et al. (PDF)
U.S. Senators Cornyn, Kyl, Graham, Craig, Chambliss, et al. (PDF)
Focus on the Family, Family Research Council and Alliance Defense Fund (PDF)
Grassfire.Net and Hundreds of Thousands of Americans (Merits)
Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, et al. (PDF)
Institute in Basic Life Principles, Faith and Action, et al. (PDF)
Knights of Columbus (PDF)
Liberty Counsel, WallBuilders, and William J. Federer (PDF)
National Education Association (PDF)
National Jewish Commission on Law & Public Affairs (PDF)
National Lawyers Association Foundation (PDF)
National School Boards Association (PDF)
Pacific Justice Institute (PDF)
Pacific Research Institute and Pacific Legal Foundation (PDF)
Rutherford Institute (PDF)
State of Texas, on behalf of all 50 States (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Respondent

American Atheists (PDF)
American Humanist Association, et al. (PDF)
Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the ACLU (PDF)
Anti-Defamation League (PDF)
Associated Pantheist Groups (PDF)
Atheist Law Center (PDF)
Atheists and Other Freethinkers (PDF)
Atheists for Human Rights (PDF)
Rev. Dr. Betty Jane Bailey, et al. (PDF)
Buddhist Temples, et al. (PDF)
Christopher L. Eisgruber and Lawrence G. Sager (PDF)
Church of Freethought (PDF)
Council for Secular Humanism (PDF)
Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. (PDF)
Historians and Law Scholars (PDF)
Associate Professor Barbara A. McGraw (PDF)
Mister Thorne (PDF)
Religious Scholars and Theologians (PDF)
Rob Sherman Advocacy (PDF)
Seattle Atheists, et al. (PDF)
United Fathers of America, et al. (PDF)

Articles & Commentary

The Court Hears Oral Argument in the "Under God" Pledge of Allegiance Case, FindLaw (March 2004)
"Under God" Under Scrutiny, Medill News Service (March 2004)
Congressional Chaplain, NPR (August 2002)
Court Dismisses Pledge Case, CNN (June 2004)
Father Knows Worst, Slate (June 2004)
Court Keeps God in Pledge, NPR (June 2004)
High Court's Pledge Decision Skirts Devisive Fight, NPR (June 2004)
Court Keeps "under God" in Pledge, Christian Science Monitor (June 2004)
Goldstein Howe's Scotus Blog: The Pledge Controversey Continues
Goldstein Howe's Scotus Blog: Newdow

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