Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Madalyn Murray O'Hair v. Jon Murray v. W. Michael Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury

Madalyn Murray O'Hair v. Jon Murray v. W. Michael Blumenthal, Sec’y of the Treasury, 588 F.2d 1144 (5th Cir. 1979)

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1979-02-05
Topic
general

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  • upholding national motto "In God We Trust"

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O'HAIR v. MURRAY,588 F.2d 1144(5th Cir. 1979)
MADALYN MURRAY O'HAIR, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. JON MURRAY ET AL.,
PLAINTIFFS, v. W. MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, ET AL.,
DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES.
No. 78-2101.
Summary Calendar.fn*
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
February 5, 1979.
Madalyn Murray O'Hair, pro se.

Jon Garth Murray, pro se.

Paul D. Funderburk, Austin, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Barbara Allen Babcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Ronald R. Glancz, Mauricio A. Flores, Attys., Jamie C. Boyd, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Patton G. Lochridge, Austin, Tex., David J. Anderson, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., State of Texas, Austin, Tex., for intervenor.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas; Jack Roberts, Judge.
Before THORNBERRY, GODBOLD and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
[1] Plaintiffs question the constitutionality of 36 U.S.C. § 186 making "In God We Trust" a national motto; of31 U.S.C. §§ 324and324(a) requiring the imprinting of the motto on the coin and currency of the United States; and of18 U.S.C. §§ 331and333, which provide criminal penalties for removal of the national motto from United States coin and currency.

[2] Pretermitting the issues of standing and case or controversy, which are not free from doubt, we affirm on the opinion of the district court,O'Hair et al v. Blumenthal et al.,462 F. Supp. 19(W.D.Tex., 1978).Page 1383
  1. Rule 18, 5 Cir.;see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. CitizensCasualty Co. of New York et al.,5 Cir., 1970,431 F.2d 409, Part I. ↩