Pledge Stays Intact as Justices Dismiss Atheist's Challenge

Autor/in	Hendrie, Caroline
Titel	Pledge Stays Intact as Justices Dismiss Atheist's Challenge
Quelle	In: Education Week, 23 (2004) 41, S.1 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	School Districts; Court Litigation; State Church Separation; Constitutional Law; Parent Grievances; Religious Conflict; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School district; Schulbezirk; Rechtsstreit; Kirche-Staat-Beziehung; Staatsrecht; Beschwerde; Religiöser Konflikt; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article reports on the fiery California atheist who lost his bid at the U.S. Supreme Court to get "under God" stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance. Dr. Michael A. Newdow, an emergency-room physician with a law degree who represented himself before the Supreme Court in the high-profile case against the Elk Grove, California, school district vows to continue the fight with new plaintiffs, preferably in cases against school districts all over the country. He had argued, and a federal appeals court had agreed, that the district was unconstitutionally exposing his now-10-year-old daughter to religious dogma during the daily classroom ritual of pledging allegiance to the American flag. In a ruling handed down on Flag Day--50 years to the day after Congress added "under God" to the pledge--a five-justice majority of the court held that Dr. Newdow lacked the legal standing to bring the case, because of complications arising from his bitter custody battle with the girl's mother. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10