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Politics : The Castle

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To: Lane3 who wrote (3452)6/14/2004 6:24:03 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 7936
 
Top Court Rejects Atheist's Challenge to Pledge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An atheist's attempt to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance failed on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court avoided the constitutional question and ruled he could not bring the challenge on behalf of his daughter.

The ruling in one of the most important cases of the term was based on the technicality that Californian Michael Newdow could not bring the case because he did not have legal control over the now 10-year-old girl. It left open the possibility of future challenges...

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