Current Status:
One further Pledge lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire on November 1st, 2007. The District Court judge there ruled against the plaintiffs, and the case is now at the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Briefing at the Court of Appeals was completed on May 5, 2010. Oral argument took place on September 9, 2010 in Boston, before Chief Judge Sandra Lynch, Judge Jeffrey Howard, and Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson. That panel ruled in favor of the Defendants on November 12, 2010.
A petition for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc was denied on December 28, 2010.
A Petition for Certiorari was filed in the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, the petition was denied and the case is now over.
Case Updates for Appeals (Jump to District)
- Pledge Case 1st Circuit Appeals Updates May 8, 2010
1st Circuit Court of Appeals
2009-10-30 Court’s Case Opening Notice 2009-11-23 School Districts’ Request to Not Participate 2009-12-22 Court of Appeals’ (First) Briefing Order 2010-02-01 Plaintiffs Appellants’ Opening Brief (with Addendum) 2010-02-02 Court of Appeals’ (Second) Briefing Order 2010-02-03 Plaintiffs’ Appendix 2010-04-07 Respondent/Appellee State of New Hampshire’s Brief
Appendix (Part I)
Appendix (Part II)
Appendix (Part III)2010-04-07 Respondent/Appellee United States’ Brief 2010-04-08 Respondent/Appellee Muriel Cyrus’ Brief 2010-04-08 Amicus ACLJ’s Brief 2010-04-13 Amicus ADF’s Brief 2010-04-15 Amicus Wallbuilder’s Brief 2010-04-19 Amicus Foundation for Moral Law’s Brief 2010-05-05 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judicial Notice 2010-05-05 Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief 2010-05-08 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Oversized Addendum
Case Updates for District Court
- Pledge Case New Hampshire District Updates October 27, 2009