Never Mind the Pledge From: The Washington Post | Date: June 15, 2004 | Copyright 2004 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

FIFTY YEARS TO the day after Congress inserted the words "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance, the Supreme Court issued a resounding opinion refusing to say whether making schoolchildren utter these words violates the Constitution. California atheist Michael A. Newdow, the court ruled, lacked standing to challenge the pledge, because he does not have legal "control" over his daughter, a student in a school district where children recite the pledge daily. The decision turns one of the co...

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