PHOENIX (CBS5/AP) -
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Gov. Jan Brewer for commemorating a state Day of Prayer.
The suit, which was filed by the Freedom from Religion Foundation in March of 2010, challenged the constitutionality of the governor's proclamations in 2009 and 2010, as well as a separate Day of Prayer proclamation issued for the state budget on Jan. 17, 2010.
U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver's ruling issued Monday in Phoenix says the Wisconsin-based foundation and other plaintiffs lack legal standing to sue because they haven't proved they were injured by Brewer's proclamations.
Gov. Brewer released this statement after the ruling.
I commend the U.S. District Court for dismissing this baseless lawsuit for what it is - a futile attempt to stifle an American right and tradition. This was not the Freedom From Religion Foundation's first failed attempt to put an end to recognized days of voluntary prayer, and it may not be its last. But citizens of every race, background and creed have been coming together in voluntary prayer since our nation's founding, and will continue to do so against this organization's best efforts. I thank the Court for allowing Arizona to continue commemorating this important right and custom.
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