A U.S. District Court in California has ruled that the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. The ruling was on a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure motion to dismiss.
The text of the opinion is available at the following website:
http://207.41.18.73/caed/DOCUMENTS/Opinions/Karlton/05-17.pdf
The above takes you to the manuscript published by the District Court. It is not necessarily the final version which will actually appear ("to be published") in official reports.
An appeal to the Ninth Circuit has apparently been denied as the appellate court refused to take the case.
A further appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is likely.
The decision relates to three school districts in California.
According to news reports, at least one major school district will continue administering the pledge until further clarification.
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