Legal Opinion
Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Hanover School District
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 12, 2010No. 09-2473PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
The question presented is whether the New Hampshire School Patriot Act, N.H.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 194:15-c (“the New Hampshire Act”), which requires that the state’s public schools authorize a period during the school day for students to voluntarily participate in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, violates the First or Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. We hold that the statute is constitutional and affirm entry of judgment for defendants.
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Plaintiffs are The Freedom From Religion Foundation, its members Jan and Pat Doe, and their three…
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