Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow.

By janessaboyer01

  • Under God was added to the Pledge of Allegiance

    In 1954 Under God was added to the pledge with a congressional act.

  • Lawsuit was filed by Newdow(an atheist) that stated forcing his daugher to say the pledge that said under god in it was violating first ammendment rights

    Lawsuit was filed by Newdow(an atheist) that stated forcing his daugher to say the pledge that said under god in it was violating first ammendment rights

  • ruling held that adding the words Under God were an endorsement of religion and vioated the first ammendment

    ruling held that adding the words Under God were an endorsement of religion and vioated the first ammendment

  • Newdow l : First claim of the courts

    Claim: Newdow is correct and reciting the pledge violates rights

  • Newdow ll : 2nd claim

    The mother filed to dismiss Newdow's case. She said she has legal custody of the child and that the child is a Christian so has no problem reciting the pledge. She didn't want people to think the child was an athiest like her father. But yet the court disagreed with her and said that Newnow had the right to use his daughter as a speech right.

  • Newdow lll: 3rd claim

    declined to determine whether Newdow was entitled to declaratory relief regarding the constitutionality of that Act.[3]

  • Newdow was given partial custody of his daughter including joint legal custody

    Newdow was given partial custody of his daughter including joint legal custody

  • Court held Micheal Newdow as a noncostodial parent and did not have a standing

    Court agreed to trial Newdow with two questions. 1)whether Newdow had standing as a noncustodial parent to challenge the School District's policy on recitation of the Pledge, and (2) if so, whether the policy offends the First Amendment.Court held Micheal Newdow as a noncostodial parent and did not have a standing so Newdow lost the case

  • New suit was filed on same subject by three unnamed families

    New suit was filed on same subject by three unnamed families

  • Judge ruled in favor of Newdow but was later reversed

    Judge ruled in favor of Newdow but was later reversed