Knights of Columbus
Amicus Curiae
Kevin J. Hasson, Counsel of RecordThe Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic laymen’s organization, with 1.7 million members in 12 countries. The organization was one of the driving forces behind the addition of the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance by an act of Congress in 1954. Kevin J. Hasson is president of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. He received his law degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1985. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on December 19, 2003.The judgment…
