Pledge of allegiance case goes to the high court
By: John Russell | Source: IRN NEWS
March 22, 2004 7:19PM EST
The case of an atheist who sued to have the words “under God” removed from the pledge of allegiance recited by school children will be heard by the US Supreme Court this week. Those who oppose the ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals plan the argue that the appeals court ruled in error because the plaintiff, Michael Newdow, had no standing to sue on behalf of his daughter. They argue that Newdow never had custody of the girl whose mother he never married and that the child never had a problem with the pledge. Should the court rule that Newdow in fact does have standing to sue there is still the issue of whether to words themselves constitute an act of government to establish a national religion.
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