Legal Opinion
Myers v. Loudoun County Public Schools
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2005No. 03-1364PublishedCited by 264 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote a separate concurring opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment.
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Edward R. Myers, on behalf of himself and his minor children, appeals the dismissal of his action, alleging that Va.Code Ann. § 22.1-202(0 (Michie 2003) (the Recitation Statute), which provides for daily, voluntary recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance (the Pledge) in Virginia’s public schools, violates the Establishment Clause. The district court, applying the three part test of Lemon v.…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Abington School Dist. v. SchemppSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Texas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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