Judge Rules Pledge of Allegiance Unconstitutional
By MBA
A federal judge in California Wednesday ruled reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional, the Associated Press reports.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton reportedly granted legal standing to two families represented by Michael Newdow, an atheist who lost his case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In his ruling, Karlton said the words "under God" violate the right of school children to be "free from a coercive requirement to affirm God."
According to the AP, Karlton was bound by precedent of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in 2002 in favor of Newdow.
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