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West Virginia v. Barnette: Forcing the Pledge of Allegiance? | Kurt Lash
5 minutes Posted Jul 14, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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Can the government demand that you publicly declare your loyalty to the country? That was the question confronted by the Supreme Court in 1943 in the landmark case of West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette. Kurt Lash, Professor of Law at the University of Richmond, discusses why the answer to this question was so significant then and remains so now.

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