Pledge case at Supreme Court: arguments slated March 24

WASHINGTON (BP) — The constitutionality of the acknowledgment of God in the Pledge of Allegiance will be argued March 24 before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The high court announced the date for arguments in the high-profile case Jan. 12. The justices are reviewing a decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that inclusion of the words “under God” in the pledge by public school students violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment.