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SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
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KONG v. SCULLY (09/02/03 - No. 02-15057)
Section 4454 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, permitting Medicare and
Medicaid payments for non-medical care of persons whose religious tenets
lead them to reject medical services, did not amount to an establishment of
religion under the First Amendment.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0215057p.pdf
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MAY 5, 2003
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GOSPEL MISSIONS OF AM. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES (05/05/03 - No. 00-55993)
A non-profit religious corporation did not have standing to challenge
professional fundraiser provisions of a city's charitable solicitations
law. Claim preclusion bars an allegation that an ordinance prohibiting
solicitation of charitable contributions without an "Information Card"
is unconstitutional.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0055993p.pdf
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MARCH 4, 2003
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NEWDOW v. U. S. CONGRESS
Ninth Circuit Court Stays Pledge of Allegiance Ruling for 90 days Stay
allows schoolchildren tcontinue to recite pledge, pending any appeals, to
the U.S. Supreme Court and its decision on whether it will review the case.
Read San Francisco Chronicle article
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/05/MN
67686.DTL
Read AP article
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030305/ap_wo_en_ge/na
_gen_us_pledge_of_allegiance_2
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FEBRUARY 28, 2003
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NEWDOW v. U. S. CONGRESS
U.S. Court Won't Review Pledge of Allegiance Ruling
Read Reuters Article
http://news.findlaw.com/politics/s/20030228/lifepledgedc.html
Read the Opinion in Newdow v. U.S. Congress
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0016423p.pdf
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FEBRUARY 19, 2003
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LASSONDE v. PLEASANTON UNIFIED SCH. DIST. (02/19/03 - No. 01-17226)
School officials' actions in censoring sectarian, proselytizing portions of
a high school graduation speech were necessary to avoid a conflict with the
Establishment Clause.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0117226p.pdf
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JANUARY 27, 2003
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RESNICK v. ADAMS (01/27/03 - No. 01-56710)
Requiring a prisoner to fill out a standard prison form in order to receive
kosher food did not violate prisoner's First Amendment right to the free
exercise of religion.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0156710p.pdf
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RESNICK v. ADAMS (01/27/03 - No. 01-56710)
Requiring a prisoner to fill out a standard prison form in order to receive
kosher food did not violate prisoner's First Amendment right to the free
exercise of religion.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0156710p.pdf
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DECEMBER 27, 2002
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MAYWEATHERS v. NEWLAND (12/27/02 - No. 01-16505/16607/17133)
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, under
which prisoners are allowed to attend certain religious services, is a
constitutional exercise of Congress's Spending Clause authority, and does
not violate the Establishment Clause.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0116505p.pdf
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DECEMBER 4, 2002
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December 04, 2002 11:31 AM
The Ninth Circuit panel that issued the original
Pledge of Allegiance decision back in June (Judges Alfred Goodwin, Stephen
Reinhardt and Ferdinand Fernandez) ruled today that Dr. Newdow has Article
III standing to contest government action affecting his daughter despite
California state court orders vesting sole custody in the child's mother
and enjoining him from prosecuting the Pledge case on his daughter's
behalf. Today's ruling comes in response to a motion to intervene filed by
the girl's mother and contains some interesting comments on not only
Newdow's standing but also the substantive Establishment Clause issue.
The panel also issued an order denying the U.S.
Senate's motion to intervene.
However, the panel noted that it would treat the
Senate's rehearing petition and supporting memorandum as an amicus brief if
the Senate so desires.
The orders are available for download in PDF here:
Order Denying Sandra Banning's Motion to Intervene
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/6B07C412D8CA2D8888256C8
50058E77C/$file/0016423p.pdf?openelement
Order Denying Senate's Motion to Intervene
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/EE6DDDB891D2305288256C
8500586164/$file/0016423o.pdf?openelement
These rulings should clear the decks for action on
various motions for reconsideration pending before the panel as well as
petitions for rehearing en banc.
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OCTOBER 3, 2002
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WINN v. KILLIAN (10/03/02 - No. 01-15901)
Where residents and taxpayers, who contend that an Arizona statute
permitting tax credits for contributions that support parochial schools
violates the Establishment Clause, do not challenge any procedure specified
in the Tax Injunction Act, and seek only to enjoin granting of a tax
credit, the action is justiciable in federal court.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0115901p.pdf
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
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PRINCE v. JACOBY (09/09/02 - No. 99-35490)
A school district violated either the Equal Access Act or a student's First
Amendment rights, by denying her Bible Club the same rights and benefits as
other school district student clubs, and in refusing to
allow the club equal religion-neutral access to school facilities.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/9935490p.pdf
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AUGUST 8, 2002
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GOSPEL MISSIONS OF AM. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES (08/08/02 - No. 00-55993)
A religious corporation did not have standing to challenge professional
fundraiser provisions of a city's charitable solicitations law that were
not the subject of a prior injunction; an endorsement requirements
provision must be analyzed under "exacting scrutiny."
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0055993p.pdf
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JULY 18, 2002
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DAVEY v. LOCKE (07/18/02 - No. 00-35962)
A state of Washington law, denying otherwise-qualified students a
state-funded scholarship solely because the students decide to pursue a
degree in theology, is discriminatory on its face and is
unconstitutional under strict scrutiny.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0035962p.pdf
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JUNE 26, 2002
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NEWDOW v. US CONGRESS (06/26/02 - No. 00-16423) The addition of the words
"under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag (via 1954 federal
statute), and a school district policy of teacher-led daily recitation of
the Pledge, with the added words included, violate the First Amendment's
Establishment Clause.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0016423p.pdf
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MAY 28, 2002
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PEOPLE OF GUAM v. GUERRERO (05/28/02 - No. 00-71247)
The Supreme Court of Guam may not interpret the Territory of Guam's "Bill
of Rights", a federal statute, to allow greater religious freedom than that
provided by the First Amendment; the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
provides no defense to a "rastafarian" prosecuted for importation of
marijuana, not simple possession.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0071247p.pdf
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JANUARY 29, 2002
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SKLAR v. COMMN'R INTERNAL REVENUE (01/29/02 - No. 00-70753)
Because appellants did not show that their "dual payment" tuition payments
are deductible under the Tax Code (section 170 of the Internal Revenue
Code), or that the total payments they made for both secular and religious
school education their children received exceeded the market value of other
secular private school education available, the IRS did not err in
disallowing their deductions.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0070753p.pdf
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JANUARY 15, 2002
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AM. FAMILY ASS'N, INC. v. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO (01/16/02 -
No. 00-16415)
City resolution expressing disagreement with advertising campaign sponsored
by religious groups that condemned homosexuality did not violate the
Establishment Clause or the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0016415p.pdf
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NOVEMBER 9, 2001
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ORIN v. BARCLAY (11/09/01 - No. 00-35177)
Public official may not restrict demonstration on public property from
engaging in religious speech or worship.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0035177p.pdf
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MARCH 29, 2001
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GENTALA v. THE CITY OF TUCSON (03/30/01 - No. 97-17062)
Establishment Clause allows a city to withhold "civic event" subsidies for
the public use of its facilities from religious groups without violating
the 1st Amendment rights of the groups.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/9th/9717062.html
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