No. 18-1297

New Doe Child #1, et al. v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: atheism currency-inscription due-process equal-protection establishment-clause monotheism political-disenfranchisement religious-freedom religious-freedom-restoration-act
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Latest Conference: 2019-06-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Congress violates the Establishment Clause when it makes laws respecting an establishment of Monotheism, thus perpetuating and exacerbating the political disenfranchisement of Atheists

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW (1) Whether Congress violates the Establishment Clause when it makes laws respecting an establishment of Monotheism, thus perpetuating and exacerbating the political disenfranchisement of Atheists (i.e., the nation’s most politically disenfranchised “protected class”). Specifically, in this case, whether Congress may mandate the inscription of “In God We Trust” on every coin and currency bill manufactured by the Department of the Treasury. (2) Whether Congress violates the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause when it mandates the inscription of “In God We Trust” on every coin and currency bill manufactured by the Department of the Treasury. (3) Whether Petitioners’ rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) are violated when the only coins and currency bills that are legal tender are required by Congress to be inscribed with “In God We Trust,” thus forcing Petitioners (who are Atheists) to bear and proselytize that Monotheistic message. ll LIST OF ALL PARTIES (1) Plaintiffs a. Individuals (1) NEW DOE CHILD #1 (2) NEW DOE CHILD #2 (3) NEW DOE CHILD #38 (4) NEW DOE PARENT (5) NEW ROE CHILD (6) NEW ROE PARENT (7) NEW BOE CHILD (8) NEW BOE PARENT (9) NEW POE CHILD (10) NEW POE PARENT (11) NEW COE CHILD #1 (12) NEW COE CHILD #2 (18) NEW COE CHILD #38 (14) NEW COE PARENT (15) GARY LEE BERGER (16) MARIE ALENA CASTLE (17) CHARLES DANIEL CHRISTOPHER (18) PATRICK ETHEN (19) BETTY GOGAN (20) THOMAS GOGAN (21) ROGER W. KAYE (22) CHARLOTTE LEVERETTE (23) DR. JAMES B. LYTTLE (24) KYLE PETTERSEN-SCOTT (25) ODIN SMITH (26) ANDREA DAWN SAMPSON (27) ERIC WELLS ili b. Organizations (1) ATHEISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (AFHR) (2) SALINE ATHEIST & SKEPTIC SOCIETY (2) Defendants (1) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2) STEVEN MNUCHIN, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY! (3) DAVID J. RYDER, DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES MINT? (4) LEONARD R. OLIJAR, DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING;

Docket Entries

2019-06-10
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
Supplemental brief of petitioners New Doe Child #1, et al. filed. (Distributed)(6/5/2019)
2019-05-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
2019-05-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States, et al. to respond filed.
2019-02-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 13, 2019)

Attorneys

New Doe Child #1, et al.
Michael A. NewdowNewdow Law, Petitioner
United States, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent