Edward R. MYERS, individually and as guardian of minor children, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS; Commonwealth of Virginia, Defendants-Appellees, and
United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee, and
Edgar B. Hatrick, Superintendent, Defendant.
State of Alabama; State of Alaska; State of Arkansas; State of Colorado; State of Delaware; State of Florida; State of Georgia; State of Hawaii; State of Idaho; State of Illinois; State of Indiana; State of Kansas; State of Kentucky; State of Maryland; State of Mississippi; State of Montana; State of Nevada; State of North Carolina; State of North Dakota; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of Oregon; State of Pennsylvania; State of South Carolina; State of South Dakota; State of Tennessee; State of Texas; State of Utah; State of Washington; State of Wyoming, Amici Supporting Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 18, 2005.
Decided August 10, 2005.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: David H. Remes, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Charles Lyman Becker, Reed Smith, L.L.P., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Maureen Riley Matsen, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees. Robert Mark Loeb, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, D.C., for Intervenor, the United States. ON BRIEF: Andrew A. Ruffino, Christine I. Magdo, Covington & Burling, New York, New York, for Appellant. E. William Chapman, Reed Smith, L.L.P., Leesburg, Virginia; Jason H. Ballum, Reed Smith, L.L.P., Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee Loudoun County School Board. Judith Williams Jagdmann, Attorney General of Virginia, William E. Thro, State Solicitor General, A. Cameron O'Brion, Associate Solicitor General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee Commonwealth of Virginia. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., Civil Division, Appellate Staff, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Intervenor, the United States. Troy King, Attorney General of Alabama, John J. Park, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Charles B. Campbell, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama, for the State of Alabama; Scott J. Nordstrand, Acting Attorney General of Alaska, Juneau, Alaska; Mike Beebe, Attorney General of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas; John W. Suthers, Attorney General of Colorado, Denver, Colorado; M. Jane Brady, Attorney General of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware; Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida; Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia; Mark J. Bennett, Attorney General of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii; Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General of Idaho, Boise, Idaho; Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois; Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana; Phill Kline, Attorney General of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, Gregory D. Stumbo, Attorney General of Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky; J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Jim Hood, Attorney General of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi; Mike McGrath, Attorney General of Montana, Helena, Montana; Brian Sandoval, Attorney General of Nevada, Carson City, Nevada; Roy Cooper, Attorney General of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina; Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General of North Dakota, Bismarck, North Dakota; Jim Petro, Attorney General of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio; W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Hardy Myers, Attorney General of Oregon, Salem, Oregon; Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Henry McMaster, Attorney General of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Lawrence E. Long, Attorney General of South Dakota, Pierre, South Dakota; Paul G. Summers, Attorney General of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee; Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Austin, Texas; Mark L. Shurtleff, Attorney General of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Rob McKenna, Attorney General of Washington, Olympia, Washington; Patrick J. Crank, Attorney General of Wyoming, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Amici Curiae Supporting Appellees.
Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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(C) (Michie 2003) (the Recitation Statute), which provides for daily, voluntary recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance...
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