Judge Rules Pledge of Allegiance in Public Schools Unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance – which contains the phrase, “under God” – in public schools was unconstitutional, stating that it violates children’s rights to be “free from a coercive

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  • Judge Rules Pledge of Allegiance in Public Schools
    Wearing a cape of the United States flag, kindergartner Natalie Stoecklein, 5, joined other students of the Stone Lake Elementary School, in the Elk Grove Unified School District, in saying the Pledge of Allegiance, Monday June 14, 2004, in Elk Grove, Calif. Associated Press file photo by Rich Pedroncelli
  • Judge Rules Pledge of Allegiance in Public Schools
    Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court hears arguments in a case deciding the use of the phrase 'under God' in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance, in this March 24, 2004 file photo. Michael Newdow, a California atheist, who lost a Supreme Court fight to remove the phrase from the Pledge of Allegiance on September 14, 2005 won an initial round as he revived his case in the courts. REUTERS/Win McNamee/File
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