CROFT v. PERRY

Civil Action No. 3:07-CV-1362-K.

604 F.Supp.2d 932 (2009)

David Wallace CROFT and Shannon Kristine Croft, as Parents and Next Friend of their Minor Children; John Doe and Jane Doe, as Parents and Next Friend of their Minor Children, Plaintiffs, v. Rick PERRY, Governor of the State of Texas, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division.

March 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Dean Cook, Law Office of Dean Cook, Plano, TX, for Plaintiffs.

James C. Ho, Brantley Starr, Marc Rietvelt, Office of the Texas Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ED KINKEADE, District Judge.

Before the Court are the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment (Doc. Nos. 25 and 30) regarding the constitutionality of the Texas Pledge of Allegiance. Because the words "under God" in the Texas Pledge of Allegiance do not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, the Court GRANTS Defendant's motion for summary judgment. Consequently, Plaintiff's motion is...

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