Legal Opinion
Newdow v. Congress of the United States
District Court, E.D. California
Decided September 14, 2005No. CIV. S-05-17LKK/DADPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KARLTON, Senior District Judge.
Pending before the court are motions to dismiss in what is something of a cause celebre in the ongoing struggle as to the role of religion in the civil life of this nation. Below, I conclude that binding precedent requires a narrow resolution of the motions, one which will satisfy no one involved in that debate, but which accords with my duty as a judge of a subordinate court.
As is known by most everyone, plaintiff, Michael Newdow (“Newdow”), is an atheist whose daughter attends school in the Elk Grove Unified School District (“EGUSD”). He and two other…
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