Showing posts with label National Motto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Motto. Show all posts
Monday, October 31, 2022

National Motto in Public Schools Again Upheld

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 In JLF v. Tennessee State Board of Education , (MD TN, Oct. 27, 2022), plaintiff asked a Tennessee federal district court to reconsider its...
Friday, May 20, 2022

Posting Of National Motto In School Does Not Violate Establishment Clause

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In  JLF v. Tennessee State Board of Education , (MD TN, May 18, 2022), a Tennessee federal district court upheld Tennessee's statute tha...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Cert. Denied In Challenge To "In God We Trust" On Currency

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Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in New Doe Child #1 v. United States,  (Docket No. 18-1297, certiorari denied 6/10/2019). ( O...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

South Dakota Requires "In God We Trust" In Every Public School

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Yesterday South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 55 ( full text ) into law.  The new law requires every public school in the s...
Thursday, November 15, 2018

ACLU Settles Free Speech Suit Against Missouri City

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ACLU of Missouri announced yesterday that it has settled a lawsuit which it filed earlier this year against the city of Wentzville after th...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

8th Circuit Embraces Historical Practices Test In Upholding "In God We Trust" on Currency

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In New Doe Child #1 v. United States ,  (8th Cir., Aug. 28, 2018), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a constitutional challenge...
Monday, June 04, 2018

6th and 7th Circuits Reject Challenge To "In God We Trust" On Currency

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The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision rejected claims by a group of plaintiffs-- atheists, humanists and one Jewish plaint...
Sunday, October 08, 2017

Court Dismisses Challenge To "In God We Trust" On Currency

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In Mayle v. United States , (ND IL, Sept. 29, 2017), an Illinois federal district court rejected challenges by a Satanist to the use of &quo...
Thursday, December 01, 2016

"In God We Trust" On Currency Does Not Substantially Burden Atheists

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In New Doe Child #1 v. Congress of the United States , (ND OH, Nov. 30, 2016), an Ohio federal district court rejected several challenges to...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

In Utah, "In God We Trust" License Plate Now Costs Less

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As reported by the Salt Lake Tribune , Utah Governor Gary Herbert on Monday signed into law H.B. 127 ( full text ), making the state's &...
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Tribal Council Balks At Posting of U.S. National Motto

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According to the Smokey Mountain News , Rick Lanier, head of the U.S. Motto Action Committee, was startled at the reaction to his presentati...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Newdow Sues Again To Get "In God We Trust" Off Money-- This Time Using RFRA

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Activist Michael Newdow is trying once again to get the motto "In God We Trust" removed from the nation's coins and currency....
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Texas AG Opinion OK's "In God We Trust" On Police Cars

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week issued  Opinion No. KP-0042 (Nov. 4, 2015)  concluding that a police department or sheriff's...
Sunday, October 04, 2015

Police Departments Adding "In God We Trust" To Patrol Cars

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The New York Times , in an article posted yesterday, reviews the growing trend among law enforcement agencies in the South and Midwest to pl...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Atheist Activist Will Use RFRA To Challenge "In God We Trust" On Money

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Atheist activist Michael Newdow is looking for individuals who will act as plaintiffs in a new set of challenges to "In God We Trust&q...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

North Carolina Counties Approve Display of "In God We Trust" Signs

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Christian Post reported yesterday that the  McDowell County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners last week, working with the U.S. Motto A...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Kentucky Legislature Hearing Rooms Now Have "In God We Trust" Signs

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In Kentucky, state officials have hung eleven "In God We Trust" signs in committee rooms in the state Capitol building and Capitol...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

2nd Circuit OK's "In God We Trust" On Money

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In Newdow v. Peterson ,  (2d Cir., May 28, 2014), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected challenges to 31 U.S.C. §§ 5112(d)(1) and ...