![BREAKING NEWS ~ Federal judge rejects Newdow challenge to inaugural prayer](https://www.jurist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/jurist-white-text.png)
[JURIST] FOX News is reporting that after hearing arguments [JURIST report] in a case seeking to prevent a prayer at President Bush's upcoming inauguration, US District Judge John Bates has rejected the challenge of plaintiff Michael Newdow [JURIST Newsmaker]. Read the opinion here [PDF].
4:48 PM ET – FOX News now has a story here.