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This case involves the constitutionality of a New Jersey statute requiring students to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance. The district court found the statute unconstitutional in that it compelled speech in violation of the First Amendment. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the statute was unambiguous and did not qualify for abstention. Forcing students to stand amounts to compelled participation akin to the flag salute, which the Supreme Court previously deemed unconstitutional in West Virgini

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