Pledge judge says 9th Circuit opinion in line with Supreme Court precedent 

Posted: 1:00 am Wed, July 3, 2002
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<TAB>The appeals court judge who declared the Pledge of Allegiance an unconstitutional endorsement of religion says he was following Supreme Court precedents. <@SM><@SM><TAB>Judge Alfred Goodwin said he and concurring Judge Stephen Reinhardt believe the 2-1 decision last week by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was consistent with a long line of church-school rulings from the nation