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HumanitiesNDMay 17, 20224 minSaluting the Flag: A Matter of Speech and Religious LibertyIt is fair to say that the government’s preeminent responsibility is to provide for the nation’s defense. When necessary, civil liberties...
HumanitiesNDMay 17, 20224 minSupreme Court: A Right to Refuse to Salute the Flag?In 1940, in Minersville v. Gobitis, the Supreme Court upheld a state law requiring school children to salute the flag, despite religious...
HumanitiesNDMay 4, 20224 minSupreme Court: State Actors May Not Lead School PrayerIn 1962, in Engel v. Vitale, the U.S. Supreme Court, in one of the most controversial decisions of the Warren Court era, held school-led...