Apollo 8 Genesis reading: Difference between revisions

[[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]], founder of [[American Atheists]], responded by suing the United States government, alleging violations of the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]].<ref name = "aldrin">{{cite book|author=Chaikin, Andrew|title=A Man On The Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts|publisher=Viking|isbn=0-670-81446-6|year=1994|pages=[https://archive.org/details/manonmoonvoyages00chai/page/204 204], 623|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/manonmoonvoyages00chai}}</ref> The suit was filed in the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Texas]]. It was submitted to a [[three-judge panel]], which concluded that the case was not a three-judge matter, and dismissed the case for failure to state a cause of action.<ref>{{Cite web |title=O'HAIR v. Paine, 312 F. Supp. 434 (W.D. Tex. 1969) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/312/434/1468840/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Justia Law |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite court|litigants=O'Hair v. Paine|vol=312|reporter=F. Supp.|opinion=434|pinpoint=436, 438|court=W.D. Tex.|date=1969}}</ref> The direct appeal to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.<ref>''O'Hair v. Paine'' {{ussc|397|531|1970}}.</ref> Another appeal was heard before the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals]], which affirmed the trial court's dismissal ''[[per curiam]]''.<ref>{{cite court|litigants=O'Hair v. Paine|vol=432|reporter=F.2d|opinion=66|court=5th Cir.|date=1970}}</ref> The Supreme Court declined to review the case.<ref>''O'Hair v. Paine'' {{ussc|401|955|1971}}.</ref>