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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

The 1943 Supreme Court decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, which held that the First Amendment protects students from being forced to salute the flag or recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

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why was the pledge of allegiance removed from schools

was not removed in one sweeping national act but curtailed where courts, statutes, or school policies collided with constitutional rights and local choices; key legal decisions — notably v. Barnette —...