Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2005

Publication Title

State and Local Law News

Keywords

students, First Amendment Establishment Clause, pledge of allegiance

Abstract

Discusses one of the more controversial U.S. Supreme Court's cases in the 2003-04 Term.The case dealt with the constitutionality of Pledge of Allegiance recitations in public schools. Specifically, the issue in Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist. v. Newdow, 124 S. Ct. 2301 (2004), was whether the inclusion of the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance created a First Amendment Establishment Clause violation.

Volume

28

Issue

2

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Law Commons

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