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Specific Intructions for Reviewing the 2012 NY “In God We Trust” Complaint

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR REVIEWING THE COMPLAINT

IN THE NEW YORK “IN GOD WE TRUST” CHALLENGE

(TO BE FILED ON SEPTEMBER 25?, 2012)

This is the original COMPLAINT that will be starting the New York federal case challenging “In God We Trust” on the money. It must be complete enough to demonstrate that each plaintiff has standing. It also must lay out the reasons why we think we should prevail.

Please be aware that I will be making changes to the COMPLAINT as I receive comments, so please do your download just before you start reading. Otherwise, you will be wasting your time (and mine), as you find, comment upon and send notes to me about errors that were already corrected. Moreover, there is always the chance that I will have screwed things up with the last correction, so having you review the latest version is really critical to making sure nothing is overlooked.

The COMPLAINT is now posted in its entirety. If you have already reviewed some of it when it was previously broken down into sections, you may want to just do the portions you have not yet reviewed. However, it will be great if you go over the whole thing. I think a thorough review will take no more than two hours, which I realize is a lot of time. So thanks in advance for your work on this. (On the other hand, I likely have well over 600 hours into this document, so – on the scale of things – I’m hoping you won’t see this as too burdensome.)

Again, I think the best way for you to review the brief is to have a file or email page open while you read, and then simply mark down your corrections, comments, etc., as you see them. If you can, please note the page number and give a description of the sentence you’re referencing, so that I know exactly where to look. (Even if you download the latest version, there still may have been significant changes to the document before you send me your findings.)

Please use the following email address: NewdowIGWT@gmail.com to send me your comments.

Thanks, again!

– Mike

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2012 New York “In God We Trust” case

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SDNY Motto case draft documents

Part 1 v1

Part 2 v1

Part 3 v1

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Instructions for 10-757 Reply with Opp

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS PETITION

(AIMING FOR SUBMISSION TO PRINTER ON APRIL 18, 2011)

Current Brief – 10-757 Reply with Opp

This is the Reply Brief regarding the Petition for Certiorari (to the Supreme Court) in the lawsuit challenging the infusion of Monotheism into the Presidential inaugurations (Inaugural 2009 Case). Continue reading

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Pledge Case 1st Circuit Appeals Updates

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

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Motto Case 9th Circuit Appeals Updates

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

2006-07-27 Clerk of the Court’s Time Schedule Order [31K]
2006-07-27 Clerk’s Information Package for Pro Se Appellants [211K]
2006-09-05 Plaintiff’s letter indicating change in Briefing Schedule [91K]
2006-09-19 Plaintiff’s Opening Brief [373K]
2006-09-19 Excerpts of Record [5.3M !!]
2006-11-17 Intervener-Respondent PJI’s Brief [737K]
2006-11-20 Federal Defendants-Respondents’ Brief [192K]
2006-11-20 ACLJ’s Amicus Brief [102K]
2006-11-22 Wallbuilders, Inc.’s Amicus Brief [238K]
2006-11-30 Foundation for Moral Law’s Amicus Brief filed. [486K]
2006-12-26 Plaintiff’s Reply Brief [288K]
2007-01-23 Clerk’s Record on Appeal [5K]
2007-01-27 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Faith Center Church v. Glover [115 K]
2007-01-27 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Arizona State Board v. U.S. Dept of Educ. [118 K]
2007-03-22 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Srint Telephony v. County of San Diego [120 K]
2007-03-22 Plaintiff submits Plaintiff’s Supplemental Authority: Navajo Nation v. U.S. Forst Service [117 K]
2007-04-05 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Massachusetts v. EPA [115 K]
2007-05-10 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Rosenbaum v. San Francisco [119 K]
2007-05-10 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Villegas v. City of Gilroy [118 K]
2007-05-23 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Vasquez v. Los Angeles County [116 K]
2007-06-02 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: United States v. Curtin (en banc) [117 K]
2007-06-19 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Community House v. City of Boise [116 K]
2007-08-13 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Washington v. Klem [119 K]
2007-08-28 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Watts v. Florida Int’l University [114 K]
2007-08-28 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Truth v. Kent Sch. Dist [141 K]
2007-09-03 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: The Access Fund v. USDA [120 K]
2007-09-13 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Buono v. Kempthorne [121 K]
2007-09-13 Plaintiff submits Erratum re: number of currency bills produced eah year [114 K]
2007-09-15 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Inouye v. Kemna [124 K]
2007-09-17 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: St. John’s United Church v. Chicago [122 K]
2007-09-21 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Fields v. Brown [117 K]
2007-09-22 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: 2007 Int’l Religious Freedom Report [125 K]
2007-10-08 Plaintiff submits Supplemental Authority: Pocatello Education Ass’n v. Heideman [137 K]
2010-03-11 Court of Appeal’s opinion [75 K]
2010-04-22 Plaintiff’s Motion for Judicial Notice [176 K]
2010-04-22 Plaintiff’s Petition for Rehearing

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Pledge Case New Hampshire District Updates

District Court for the District of New Hampshire

2007-11-01 Plaintiffs file Original Complaint. (First Amended Complaint filed 2008-10-27).
2008-01-08 Plaintiffs file motion for Protective Order
Exhibits A-B
Exhibits C-D
Exhibit E
2008-01-18 ACLJ Amicus Brief
2008-01-18 New Hampshire Motion to Intervene
Exhibit A
2008-01-18 Federal Motion to Dismiss
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
2008-01-18 Becket Motion to Intervene
2008-01-18 Becket Answer to Complaint
2008-01-18 Becket Motion to Dismiss
2008-01-22 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Protective Order
2008-01-27 District Court’s ORDER granting Motions to Intervene
2008-02-18 New Hampshire Motion to Dismiss
Exhibit A
2008-02-18 United States Motion to Intervene
2008-02-19 Plaintiffs’ Response to Motions to Dismiss
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix J
Appendix K
Appendix L
2008-03-11 New Hampshire’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Response
2008-08-08 District Court’s ORDER granting and denying Motions to Dismiss
2008-09-17 School Districts’ Motion to Dismiss
2008-11-06 Plaintiff’s Motion to File First Amended Complaint
2008-11-17 Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint
2008-12-04 Becket Motion to Dismiss
2008-12-04 New Hampshire Response to First Amended Complaint
2008-12-19 Federal Renewed Motion to Dismiss
2008-12-21 Plaintiffs’ Response to Renewed Motions to Dismiss
2009-01-12 Becket Renewed Motion to Dismiss
2009-09-30 District Court’s ORDER of Dismissal
2009-09-30 District Court’s JUDGMENT
2009-10-24 Plaintiffs’ Notice of Appeal
2009-10-27 District Court Clerk’s Certification

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Inaugural 2009 Appeal Updates

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

2009-04-14 Court Order seeking assorted documents
2009-05-14 Plaintiffs’ (Public) Certificate as to Parties, etc.
2009-05-14 Plaintiffs’ Docketing Statement
2009-05-14 Plaintiffs’ (Public) Entry of Appearance
2009-05-14 Plaintiffs’ Motion to File Material Under Seal
2009-05-14 Plaintiffs’ Submission of Underlying Decision
2009-06-24 Court Order granting ACLJ’s Motion to Submit Amicus Brief
2009-07-10 Court Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to File Under Seal
2009-07-17 Court Order Setting Out Briefing Schedule
2009-08-31 Plaintiffs’ Appellants’ Opening Brief
Appendix [6 megs]
2009-09-30 Federal Defendants’ Respondents’ Brief
Supplemental Appendix (Part I)
Supplemental Appendix (Part II)
2009-09-30 Defendant PIC’s Respondents’ Brief
2009-09-30 Defendant Clergy’s Respondents’ Brief
2009-10-29 Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief
2009-11-03 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Authority (Peck)
2009-12-01 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Authority (Stratechuk)
2009-12-07 Plaintiffs’ Motion to Dispense with Religious Opening Cry
2009-12-07 Court Order regarding Oral Argument
2009-12-08 Clergy’s Response to Motion to Dispense with Opening Cry
2009-12-09 Court Order Denying Motion to Dispense with Opening Cry
2009-12-15 Court’s Minutes of Oral Argument
2009-12-24 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Authority (Mayfield)
2009-12-28 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Authority (Moore)
2010-01-06 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Authority (Farrakhan)
2010-01-16 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Authority (Grayson)
2010-04-29 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Authority (Salazar)
2010-05-07 Court’s Judgment
2010-05-07 Court’s Opinions
2010-05-07 Court’s Order regarding Mandate

 

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Inaugural 2009 District Court Updates

 

District Court for the District of Columbia

2008-12-30 Plaintiffs submits Original Complaint
Appendix A (Religions broken down)
Appendix B (Inaugural Clergy 1937-2005)
Appendix C (Anti-Catholicism in Early America)
Appendix D (JCCIC Announcement)
Civil Cover Sheet
2008-12-30 Plaintiffs’ Corporate Disclosure Statement
2009-01-05 Plaintiffs’ Motion to Admit pro hac vice
2009-01-05 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Appendix A (USSC Neutrality opinions)
Appendix B (JCCIC Inaugural Program)
Appendix C (USSC Dicta)
2009-01-05  Federal Defendants’ Attorney Notice of Appearance
2009-01-05 Court ORDER granting PHV and setting Hearing date
2009-01-08  Defendant PIC’s Response to Preliminary Injunction Motion
   Exhibit A
Proposed Order
2009-01-08 Fed Defendants’ Memo in Response to Plaintiffs’ PI Motion
Exhibit – Newdow 2001 Complaint
Exhibit – Newdow 2001 F&R #1
Exhibit – Newdow 2001 Order
Exhibit – Newdow 2001 F&R #2
Exhibit – Newdow 2001 Order – F&R #1
Exhibit – Newdow 2001 Judge Karlton Order
Exhibit – AFIC Declaration
Exhibit – John Roberts’ Counselor’s Declaration
   Exhibit – Medhurst Excerpts
   Exhibit – Presidential Inaugural Addresses
Exhibit – Proposed Motion
2009-01-09 Federal Defendants’ Errata
AFIC Declaration
Table of Contents
2009-01-09 Federal Defendants’ Attorney Notice of Appearance
2009-01-10 Plaintiffs’ Reply to PI Opposition
   Appendix A
   Appendix B
Appendix C
2009-01-10 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Declaration
Request for Leave to Submit Supplemental Declaration
2009-01-10 PIC Attorney’s Notice of Appearance
2009-01-12 PIC Attorney’s Notice of Appearance
2009-01-12 Plaintiff’s Explanation regarding late filing
2009-01-12 Amicus Brief of the 50 Attorneys General Motion
Proposed Order
Memorandum
2009-01-12 Federal Defendants’ Objection to Supplemental Affidavit
   Exhibit
2009-01-12 Court ORDER to show cause
2009-01-12 Court ORDER granting Texas Attorney General et al Amicus Brief
2009-01-13 Motion for Judicial Notice of Brown v Bd of Educ Brief
   Brown v Bd of Educ Brief
Proposed Order
2009-01-13 PIC Attorney Notice of Appearance
2009-01-14 Amended Declaration of Michael Newdow
2009-01-14 Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order
Memorandum
Proposed Motion
2009-01-14 Historians’ Amicus Brief
2009-01-14 Court Order Denying Judicial Notice of Brown v Bd of Educ
2009-01-14 Court Order granting leave to file
2009-01-14 Court Order regarding affidavits
2009-01-15 Rev. Warren’s Opposition to the Preliminary Injunction
2009-01-15 Court Transcript of hearing on Preliminary Injunction motion
2009-01-16 Judge Walton’s court ORDER regarding Preliminary Injunction
2009-01-15 Amicus Brief of Margaret Downey
2009-02-10 Judge Walton’s court ORDER regarding mootness
2009-02-23 Plaintiff’s Response to First Order to Show Cause
Appendix A (JCCIC announcement)
Appendix B (Judge Walton cases)
Appendix C (Fed 2001 Reply Brief)
Appendix D (Newdow Declaration)
Appendix E (2005 Inaugural ticket reservation)
Appendix F (2003 Lib of Cong email)
Appendix G (C Bickford email)
Appendix H (Myth Perpetuators)
2009-03-12 Judge Walton files the Court Order dismissing the case
2009-04-05 Plaintiffs file Notice of Appeal


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Motto Case District Court Updates

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

2005-11-18 Original Complaint filed by Plaintiff (Newdow) [1.2M]
(
superseded by: Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint filed on 2006-05-09. [3.5M])
2005-11-18 Summons issued by District Court clerk.
2005-11-18 District Court Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr.’s Order Requiring Joint Status Report
2005-11-29 Pacific Justice Institute’s Motion to Intervene
2005-12-05 Response to Motion to Intervene filed by Plaintiff (Newdow).
2006-01-25 Joint Status Report[93K]
2006-03-27 ACLJ’s Amicus Brief [183K]
2006-03-27 Federal Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss filed. [317K]
2006-03-29 Thomas More Law Center’s Amicus Brief [74K]
2006-03-31 Pacific Justice Institute’s Motion to Dismiss [193K]
2006-04-18 Plaintiff’s Response to Federal Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss filed. [1.2M]
2006-04-27 Federal Defendants’ Reply re: Motion to Dismiss [138K]
2006-04-27 Pacific Justice Institute’s Reply re: Motion to Dismiss [137K]
2006-05-09 Plaintiff’sAmended Complaint [3.5M]
2006-05-18 Supplemental Authority re: Harper v. Poway submitted by Plaintiff.
2006-05-26 Federal Defendants’ Supplemental Memorandum
2006-06-05 Plaintiff’s Opposition to Federal Defendants’ Supplemental Motion [85K]
2006-06-12 District Court Order Granting Motions to Dismiss
2006-06-12 District Court Order of Judgment
2006-07-21 Plaintiff’s Notice of Appeal [402K]
2006-07-21 Plaintiff’s Civil Appeals Docketing Statement [306K]
2006-07-21 District Court’s Notice of New Appeal sent to Court of Appeals. [5K]