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Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional. In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected arguments by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow that the phrase violates the separation between church and state.
Miss. school prom off after lesbian's date request
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An 18-year-old student says a Mississippi school board that canceled a high school prom did so in retaliation for her request to bring a same-sex date.
DC courthouse busy with same-sex applications
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of couples applied for marriage licenses in Washington during the first week they were available to same-sex couples. Courthouse spokeswoman Leah Gurowitz says the 466 applications received from both gay and straight couples is much higher than the 50 or so applications normally received in a week.
Assisted suicide group preparing for Ga. trial
ATLANTA (AP) - The leader of an assisted suicide group charged with helping a 58-year-old Georgia man with cancer kill himself says he's looking forward to a trial that he hopes will validate the group's work.
Ga. judge's order dismisses claims in King dispute
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge has dismissed most of the remaining legal claims in a dispute between the children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., months after the siblings reached a settlement.
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