Newdow v. Bush

Decided January 14, 2005. John D. Bates wrote the opinion for the court.

355 F. Supp. 2d 265 · Cited 64 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Massachusetts v. Mellon · 262 U.S. 447
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlin · 323 U.S. 101
• Newdow v. Eagen · 309 F. Supp. 2d 29
• Jewish War Veterans of the United States v. United States · 695 F. Supp. 3
• National Council of Arab Americans v. City of New York · 331 F. Supp. 2d 258
• National Head Start Ass'n v. Department of Health & Human Services · 297 F. Supp. 2d 242
• Arizona Civil Liberties Union v. Dunham · 112 F. Supp. 2d 927
• Kurtz v. Baker · 630 F. Supp. 850
• American Jewish Congress v. Corporation for National & Community Service · 323 F. Supp. 2d 44
• National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces v. James · 278 F. Supp. 2d 37

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