] The Pledge of Allegiance is back in play. Just when it
] appeared that a federal appeals court might reconsider
] its ruling that use of the Pledge of Allegiance in public
] schools is unconstitutional, it instead affirmed the
] decision.
]
] The decision last June by a three-judge panel caused a
] firestorm of controversy and led the 24 judges of the 9th
] U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to consider whether to take
] a second look at the case before an "en banc" court. This
] larger court would have consisted of 11 judges.