Supreme Court Preserves God in Pledge by ruling that Newdow didn't have the authority to sue on behalf of his daughter.
IMO, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had it right.
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IMO, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had it right.
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The First Amendment guarantees that government will not ``establish'' religion, wording that has come to mean a general ban on overt government sponsorship of religion in public schools and elsewhere. The Supreme Court has already said that schoolchildren cannot be required to recite the oath that begins, ``I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.'' The court has also repeatedly barred school-sponsored prayer from classrooms, playing fields and school ceremonies. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the language of the First Amendment and the Supreme Court's precedents make clear that tax-supported schools cannot lend their imprimatur to a declaration of fealty to ``one nation under God.'' |