On December 31, 2008, Newdow nevamwe vanhu 17, pamwe nemapoka 10 anomiririra vasingatendi kuti kuna Mwari, vakamhan'arira Mutongi Mukuru John G. Roberts nevamwe vaiva nechokuita nokugadzwa kwaBarack Obama
muUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia, vachitsvaka kudzivisa Mutongi Mukuru kutaura kuti "Mwari ngaandibatsire". Bumbiro reMitemo rinorondedzera zvakananga iyi mhiko imwe chete yebasa yamashoko 35 bedzi uye harisanganisiri aya mashoko mana.