NEW DOE CHILD #1 v. U.S.

No. 16-4440.

901 F.3d 1015 (2018)

NEW DOE CHILD #1; New Doe Child #2; New Doe Child #3; New Doe Parent; New Roe Child; New Roe Parent; New Boe Child; New Boe Parent; New Poe Child; New Poe Parent; New Coe Child #1; New Coe Child #2; New Coe Child #3; New Coe Parent; Gary Lee Berger; Marie Alena Castle; Charles Daniel Christopher; Patrick Ethen; Betty Gogan; Thomas Gogan; Roger W. Kaye; Charlotte Leverette; Dr. James B. Lyttle; Kyle Pettersen-Scott; Odin Smith; Andrea Dawn Sampson; Eric Wells; Atheists for Human Rights (AFHR); Saline Atheist & Skeptic Society, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. The UNITED STATES of America; Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury; David J. Ryder, Director, United States Mint; Leonard R. Olijar, Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Defendants-Appellees. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 28, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Michael Newdow , of Upper Lake, CA. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Michael Newdow, of Upper Lake, CA., Morgan Smith , of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Lowell Sturgill, Jr. , of Washington, DC. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Lowell Sturgill, Jr., of Washington, DC.; Matthew M. Gollette , of Washington, DC.

The following attorney(s) appeared on the amicus brief; Eric C. Rassbach , of Washington, DC., Diana Verm , of Washington, DC., Luke W. Goodrich , of Washington, DC.

Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


This case presents a challenge to the inscription of the national motto, "In God We Trust," on United States coins and currency. The Plaintiffs are twenty-seven individuals who are atheists or children of atheists and two atheist organizations who "definitely do not trust in God." They brought this action against the United...

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