ðə lˈɔːsuːt wʌz fˈaɪld ˌɔn nˈɑːv. θˈɜːtiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ænd ɪnðə lˈiːɡəl ˈækʃən, ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðætðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz ʃˈoʊɪŋ fˈeɪvɚɹᵻtˌɪzəm təwˈɔːɹd sˈɜːʔn̩ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒənz baɪ meɪntˈeɪnɪŋ ɐ lˈɪst ʌv θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs sˈɪmbəlz ðæt kʊd biː jˈuːzd ˌɔn hˈɛdstoʊnz ænd məmˈoːɹɪəl mˈɑːɹkɚz.
The lawsuit was filed on Nov. 13, 2006, and in the legal action, Americans United argued that the federal government was showing favoritism toward certain religions by maintaining a list of 38 religious symbols that could be used on headstones and memorial markers.