Grassroots Alliance To Announce
Pledge Case Supreme Court Filing
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. October 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A news conference to be held Wednesday, October 29, at 11a.m. at the United States Supreme Court will announce what may be the largest grassroots alliance ever to form behind a Court amicus brief.

The brief, to be filed by Common Good Legal Defense Fund on behalf of Grassfire and partner organizations, is unique because tens of thousands of citizens will be invited to co-sign the brief. “We expect thousands upon thousands of citizens to formally add their name to the brief,” says Steve Elliott, President of Grassfire.

The brief announcement – which comes as Grassfire is delivering more than 500,000 citizen petitions supporting the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Supreme Court – is part of an extensive grassroots effort to give citizens a voice in the Pledge case. A grassroots letter-writing campaign and a national newspaper ad campaign (see link below) will also be discussed at the news conference.

     WHAT: News Conference announcing Pledge petition delivery and amicus brief.

     WHERE: Front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.

     WHEN: Wednesday, October 29, 2003, 11a.m.

     WHO: Steve Elliott of Grassfire, Keith Fournier of Common Good
                Legal Defense Coalition, and Your Catholic Voice; Rev. Rob Schenck,
                president, National Clergy Council, Washington, DC, and an organizer of the
                Spirit of Montgomery Ten Commandments protests at the Alabama Judicial
                Building.