NEWDOW v. U.S.

No. 13 CV 741 (HB).

ROSALYN NEWDOW, KENNETH BRONSTEIN, BENJAMIN DREIDEL, NEIL GRAHAM, JULIE WOODWARD, JAN AND PAT DOE, DOE-CHILD-1 AND DOE-CHILD2, ALEX AND DREW ROE, ROE-CHILD-1, ROE-CHILD2 AND ROE-CHILD-3 VAL AND JADE COE, COE-CHILD-1 AND COE-CHILD-2, NEW YORK CITY ATHEISTS, and FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JACOB J. LEW, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, RICHARD A. PETERSON, ACTING DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES MINT, and LARRY R. FELIX, DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

September 9, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosalyn Newdow, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Kenneth Bronstein, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Benjamin Dreidel, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Neil Graham, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Julie Woodward, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Jan Doe, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Pat Doe, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Doe, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow, Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC, Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Alex Roe, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Drew Roe, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Roe, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow, Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC, Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow, Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC, Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Val Coe, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Jade Coe, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Coe, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow, Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC, Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

New York City Atheists, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

Freedom From Religion Foundation, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Newdow , Michael Newdow & Edwin M. Reiskind, Jr. , Friend & Reiskind, PLLC.

The United States Of America, Defendant, represented by Michael J. Byars , U.S. Attorney's Office.

Deputy Director Richard A. Peterson, Defendant, represented by Michael J. Byars , U.S. Attorney's Office.

Director Larry R. Felix, Defendant, represented by Michael J. Byars , U.S. Attorney's Office.

Jacob J. Lew, Defendant, represented by Michael J. Byars , U.S. Attorney's Office.


OPINION & ORDER

HAROLD BAER, Jr., District Judge.

Plaintiffs are eleven individuals who are Atheists and Secular Humanists, and two associations, New York City Atheists and the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Plaintiffs claim that Defendants' issuance of United States currency bearing the words "In God We Trust" violates the Establishment Clause, the Free Exercise Clause and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 42 U.S.C. &...

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