In 2004, the Supreme Court dismissed a First Amendment challenge to a California public school's leading students in the Pledge of Allegiance, since the individual who filed the lawsuit was not the custodial parent of a child in the school and, therefore, was not entitled to have his complaint decided by a federal court. In essence, the case was dismissed due to the parent's lack of ________.

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The case was dismissed due to the parent's lack of standing, meaning they did not have a sufficient connection to the controversy and therefore were not entitled to bring the lawsuit.

In 2004, the Supreme Court Dismissed a First Amendment Challenge