(AP) — Hell may have to freeze over before a self-declared satanist gets another shot at challenging the constitutionality of the motto, “In God We Trust,” on American money.
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports Wednesday that a federal judge in Chicago has tossed Kenneth Mayle’s lawsuit. In it, the Chicagoan argues the motto forces him to propagate a religious view he opposes, violating his rights.
But Judge Amy St. Eve rejected that. She cited a longstanding Supreme Court ruling that concluded a motto on currency isn’t something people display prominently and so it can’t be said they’re forced to publicly advertise views that clash with theirs.
The odds may be against him, but Mayle told the legal newspaper he intends to appeal St. Eve’s ruling anyway.
