Monday, June 21, 2004
Interesting piece by Ellen Goodman that hits both Michael Newdow's oddball background, and the somewhat disturbing custody implications of the way the court dodged the case.
WaPo: One Child Indivisible by Ellen Goodman
So I figured that the court dodged a bullet in the culture wars. But now I'm afraid it only provided arms for the custody wars.
The court dismissed the case on the grounds that Michael Newdow, the biological father, didn't have the standing to bring the case to court. His kind of father -- without full legal custody -- didn't have the parental right to speak for his child.
As one wag put it, the justices found it easier to separate parent and child than to separate church and state...
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