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Religions > Atheism |
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"Carol Lee Smith" |
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11 Jun 2004 01:16:27 PM |
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Newdow wins LIBEL suit |
Remember that petition to disbar Michael Newdow which was sponsored by
www.bushcountry.org ?
It was posted on usenet by "Dana Raffaniello"
Austin Miles fabricated the quote and Newdow has one a million dollar
judgment against the chaplain who didn't show up in court.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/courts_legal/story/9612435p-10535871c.html
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Michael Newdow, the Sacramento atheist at the center of the Pledge of
Allegiance case, won a $1 million judgment Thursday in a libel suit
against a minister.
After a brief hearing, Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Steven K. Austin
entered a default judgment of $1,000,645.96 against Chaplain Austin Miles.
The Antioch minister never responded to Newdow's lawsuit and did not
appear in court to defend himself.
Last fall, however, he acknowledged in a petition to disbar Newdow that
was posted on the Internet that he was aware of the lawsuit. Newdow passed
the State Bar, but is not a practicing attorney.
The suit's basis was an article by Miles, widely quoted in the press,
accusing Newdow of perjury, a crime.
Miles contended that Newdow falsely testified under oath in court that his
daughter had suffered "emotional damage, stress, anxiety and a sense of
being left out" because she was forced to recite the pledge with the
phrase "under God."
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"Without faith we might relapse into scientific or rational thinking,
which leads by a slippery slope toward constitutional democracy."
-- Robert Anton Wilson
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| User: "turk" |
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| Title: Re: Newdow wins LIBEL suit |
11 Jun 2004 01:26:28 PM |
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"Carol Lee Smith" <human@csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.OSF.3.96.1040611131510.16618S-100000@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu...
Remember that petition to disbar Michael Newdow which was sponsored by
www.bushcountry.org ?
It was posted on usenet by "Dana Raffaniello"
Austin Miles fabricated the quote and Newdow has one a million dollar
judgment against the chaplain who didn't show up in court.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/courts_legal/story/9612435p-10535871c.html
-----excerpt-----
Michael Newdow, the Sacramento atheist at the center of the Pledge of
Allegiance case, won a $1 million judgment Thursday in a libel suit
against a minister.
After a brief hearing, Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Steven K. Austin
entered a default judgment of $1,000,645.96 against Chaplain Austin Miles.
The Antioch minister never responded to Newdow's lawsuit and did not
appear in court to defend himself.
Last fall, however, he acknowledged in a petition to disbar Newdow that
was posted on the Internet that he was aware of the lawsuit. Newdow passed
the State Bar, but is not a practicing attorney.
The suit's basis was an article by Miles, widely quoted in the press,
accusing Newdow of perjury, a crime.
Miles contended that Newdow falsely testified under oath in court that his
daughter had suffered "emotional damage, stress, anxiety and a sense of
being left out" because she was forced to recite the pledge with the
phrase "under God."
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Kick *****! Even if Newdow doesn't win in the Supreme Court with those
crotchety old bastards, he's at least shut down a fundy church and now has
funding to continue the fight against religious prejudice! Good for him!
turk
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| User: "turk" |
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| Title: Re: Newdow wins LIBEL suit |
11 Jun 2004 01:31:30 PM |
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"turk" <turk96@attbi.com> wrote in message
news:oPmyc.5983$zz.2512@attbi_s04...
"Carol Lee Smith" <human@csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.OSF.3.96.1040611131510.16618S-100000@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu...
Remember that petition to disbar Michael Newdow which was sponsored by
www.bushcountry.org ?
It was posted on usenet by "Dana Raffaniello"
Austin Miles fabricated the quote and Newdow has one a million dollar
judgment against the chaplain who didn't show up in court.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/courts_legal/story/9612435p-10535871c.html
-----excerpt-----
Michael Newdow, the Sacramento atheist at the center of the Pledge of
Allegiance case, won a $1 million judgment Thursday in a libel suit
against a minister.
After a brief hearing, Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Steven K.
Austin
entered a default judgment of $1,000,645.96 against Chaplain Austin
Miles.
The Antioch minister never responded to Newdow's lawsuit and did not
appear in court to defend himself.
Last fall, however, he acknowledged in a petition to disbar Newdow that
was posted on the Internet that he was aware of the lawsuit. Newdow
passed
the State Bar, but is not a practicing attorney.
The suit's basis was an article by Miles, widely quoted in the press,
accusing Newdow of perjury, a crime.
Miles contended that Newdow falsely testified under oath in court that
his
daughter had suffered "emotional damage, stress, anxiety and a sense of
being left out" because she was forced to recite the pledge with the
phrase "under God."
-----excerpt-----
Kick *****! Even if Newdow doesn't win in the Supreme Court with those
crotchety old bastards, he's at least shut down a fundy church and now has
funding to continue the fight against religious prejudice! Good for him!
Ah, never mind...this minister is some shady character who claims to be a
"former circus ringleader" and just pops up on the occassional website.
Might have ruined his credit, but it's doubtful it can be collected. At
least Newdow cleared his good name. That should stop the religious right
from lying about him in public. If they value one thing above all others,
it's their tax-free money.
turk
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| User: "Carol Lee Smith" |
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| Title: Re: Newdow wins LIBEL suit |
11 Jun 2004 03:42:57 PM |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, turk wrote:
Ah, never mind...this minister is some shady character who claims to be a
"former circus ringleader" and just pops up on the occassional website.
He has flipped back and forth between being a a religionist and an
atheist, apparently trying to find a way to make a killing.
Might have ruined his credit, but it's doubtful it can be collected.
I don't think there is any hope of collection.
At least Newdow cleared his good name.
I think that was his aim. Not to get rich.
That should stop the religious right
from lying about him in public. If they value
one thing above all others, it's their tax-free money.
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