Pledge of Allegiance Snub Lands Lawyer in Jail

Pledge of allegiance: recite it, or you'll be locked up, a Mississippi judge told a free-speech attorney, sending him to jail after he refused to recite the pledge in court on Wednesday.
Pledge of Allegiance Snub Lands Lawyer in Jail
TAKING OATH: Children recite the Pledge of Allegiance in a classroom in Maryland. The pledge,often taught in schools across America, is an optional pledge according to the First Amendment. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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TAKING OATH: Children recite the Pledge of Allegiance in a classroom in Maryland. The pledge,often taught in schools across America, is an optional pledge according to the First Amendment. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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