Liberal Ninth Circuit Praises Limited Government

Liberal Ninth Circuit Praises Limited Government

In 2002, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cemented its reputation for left-wing judicial activism—and drew nationwide outrage—by ruling the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional. The Supreme Court reversed that decision on a technicality, and recently, the Ninth Circuit got to try again. This time it ruled in favor of the Pledge. But the big news is not that the Ninth Circuit came to its senses and aligned itself with every other court that has addressed the issue. The big news is that the Ninth Circuit did so in uniquely and dramatically...