Legal Opinion
Newdow v. Bush
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 14, 2005No. CIV.A. 04-2208(JDB)PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BATES, District Judge.
This case draws this Court into the murky waters of the law relating to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Plaintiff Michael Newdow, a well-known atheist litigant, challenges the inclusion of prayers by invited clergy — in the form of an invocation and benediction — at the upcoming Presidential Inauguration scheduled to occur on January 20, 2005. He seeks a declaratory judgment and preliminary injunction to prohibit a practice that has existed for almost seventy years through invited clergy, and that arguably can be traced back to the…
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