Original Case: 8:14-cv-00550

Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Case #: 0:15-cv.pr-02597
Typecivil private / private
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Case Filed:Dec 30, 2015
Terminated:Aug 21, 2019
Last checked: Friday Aug 23, 2019 4:38 AM EDT
Amicus Supporting Appellant
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION
Represented By
Patrick Charles Elliott
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION
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Amicus Supporting Appellant
CENTER FOR INQUIRY
Represented By
Patrick Charles Elliott
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF KENTUCKY
Represented By
Andy Beshear
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF KENTUCKY
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF ALABAMA
Represented By
Luther Strange
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ALABAMA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF ARIZONA
Represented By
Mark Brnovich
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARIZONA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF ARKANSAS
Represented By
Leslie Rutledge
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF FLORIDA
Represented By
Pam Bondi
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF GEORGIA
Represented By
Samuel S. Olens
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF HAWAII
Represented By
Douglas S. Chin
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF HAWAII
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF IDAHO
Represented By
Lawrence G. Wasden
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF IDAHO
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF INDIANA
Represented By
Curtis T. Hill Jr.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIANA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF KANSAS
Represented By
Derek Schmidt
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
ALEX MOONEY
Represented By
David Henry Thompson
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Charles J. Cooper
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Haley N. Proctor
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Howard C. Nielson Jr.
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Represented By
Jeff Landry
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF LOUSIANA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF MICHIGAN
Represented By
Bill Schuette
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MICHIGAN
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF MONTANA
Represented By
Timothy C. Fox
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MONTANA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF NEVADA
Represented By
Adam Paul Laxalt
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
Represented By
Wayne Stenehjem
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF OHIO
Represented By
Michael DeWine
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OHIO
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Represented By
E. Scott Pruitt
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OKLAHOMA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
JOE MANCHIN
Represented By
David Henry Thompson
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Charles J. Cooper
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Haley N. Proctor
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Howard C. Nielson Jr.
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Represented By
Brad D. Schimel
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF VIRGINIA
Represented By
Mark Rankin Herring
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF UTAH
Represented By
Sean Reyes
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF UTAH
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF TEXAS
Represented By
Ken Paxton
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Represented By
Marty J. Jackley
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Represented By
Alan Wilson
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Represented By
Peter F. Kilmartin
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
THE BECKETT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Represented By
Paul J. Zidlicky
SIDLEY AUSTIN, LLP
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Eric Christopher Rassbach
BECKET FUND FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
Represented By
Thomas M. Johnson Jr.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WEST VIRGINIA
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Patrick Morrisey
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WEST VIRGINIA
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
DOUGLAS COLLINS
Represented By
David Henry Thompson
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Charles J. Cooper
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Haley N. Proctor
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Howard C. Nielson Jr.
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
VICKY HARTZLER
Represented By
David Henry Thompson
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Charles J. Cooper
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Haley N. Proctor
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Howard C. Nielson Jr.
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
JODY HICE
Represented By
David Henry Thompson
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Charles J. Cooper
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Haley N. Proctor
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Howard C. Nielson Jr.
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
EVAN JENKINS
Represented By
David Henry Thompson
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Charles J. Cooper
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Haley N. Proctor
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Howard C. Nielson Jr.
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
JIMMY JORDAN
Represented By
David Henry Thompson
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Charles J. Cooper
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Haley N. Proctor
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Howard C. Nielson Jr.
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Amicus Supporting Appellee
MARK MEADOWS
Represented By
David Henry Thompson
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Charles J. Cooper
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Haley N. Proctor
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Howard C. Nielson Jr.
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC
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Amicus Supporting Rehearing Petition
FOUNDATION FOR MORAL LAW
Represented By
John Allen Eidsmoe
FOUNDATION FOR MORAL LAW
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Defendant - Appellee
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
Represented By
Elizabeth Lynn Adams
MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK & PLANNING COMMISSION
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William Charles Dickerson
MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK & PLANNING COMMISSION
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Intervenor/Defendant - Appellee
THE AMERICAN LEGION COLMAR MANOR POST 131
Represented By
Roger Lucian Byron
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Jeffrey Carl Mateer
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Noel J. Francisco
JONES DAY
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Kenneth Alan Klukowski
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Christopher John DiPompeo
JONES DAY
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Hiram Stanley Sasser
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Roger L. Byron
FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Intervenor/Defendant - Appellee
THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND
Represented By
Roger Lucian Byron
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Jeffrey Carl Mateer
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Noel J. Francisco
JONES DAY
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Kenneth Alan Klukowski
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Christopher John DiPompeo
JONES DAY
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Hiram Stanley Sasser
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Roger L. Byron
FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Intervenor/Defendant - Appellee
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Represented By
Roger Lucian Byron
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Jeffrey Carl Mateer
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Noel J. Francisco
JONES DAY
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Kenneth Alan Klukowski
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Christopher John DiPompeo
JONES DAY
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Hiram Stanley Sasser
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Roger L. Byron
FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE
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Plaintiff - Appellant
BISHOP MCNEILL
Represented By
David Anthony Niose
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
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Monica Lynn Miller
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
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Daniel P. Doty
LAW OFFICE OF DANIEL P. DOTY, P.A.
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Plaintiff - Appellant
FRED EDWORDS
Represented By
David Anthony Niose
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
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Monica Lynn Miller
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
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Daniel P. Doty
LAW OFFICE OF DANIEL P. DOTY, P.A.
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Plaintiff - Appellant
STEVEN LOWE
Represented By
David Anthony Niose
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
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Monica Lynn Miller
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
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Daniel P. Doty
LAW OFFICE OF DANIEL P. DOTY, P.A.
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Plaintiff - Appellant
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
Represented By
David Anthony Niose
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
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Monica Lynn Miller
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
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Daniel P. Doty
LAW OFFICE OF DANIEL P. DOTY, P.A.
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GPO Oct 18 2017
PUBLISHED AUTHORED OPINION filed. Originating case number: 8:14-cv-00550-DKC. [1000175791]. [15-2597]
GPO Mar 01 2018
Published Court order filed [1000250642] denying Motion for rehearing en banc [1000185254-2], denying Motion for rehearing en banc [1000185265-2]. Copies to all parties.. [15-2597]
GPO Mar 02 2018
Amended Published Court order filed [1000251279] denying Motion for rehearing en banc [1000185254-2], denying Motion for rehearing en banc [1000185265-2]. Copies to all parties. [15-2597]
GPO Mar 02 2018
ORDER ATTACHMENT. [15-2597]

1. Appeals Court Finds World War I Memorial Unconstitutional (wsj.com)
Submitted Thu 10/19/2017
Docket last updated: 08/23/2019 4:34 AM EDT
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
1 1 Case docketed. Originating case number: 8:14-cv-00550-DKC. Case manager: JeffNeal. 15-2597 (JSN)
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2 2 DOCKETING NOTICE issued Re: [1] case docketed Initial forms due within 14 days. Originating case number: 8:14-cv-00550-DKC. Mailed to: Elizabeth Adams, Roger Byron, Adrian Gardner, Tracey Harvin, Jeffrey Mateer. 15-2597 (JSN)
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3 3 BRIEFING ORDER filed. Mailed to: Elizabeth Adams, Roger Byron, Adrian Gardner, Tracey Harvin, Jeffrey Mateer. Opening Brief and Appendix due 02/08/2016. Response Brief due 03/14/2016 15-2597 (JSN)
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4 4 APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL (Local Rule 46(c)) by Monica L. Miller for American Humanist Association, Fred Edwords, Steven Lowe and Bishop McNeill.[999727934] 15-2597 Monica Miller
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