The First Amendment and the Politics of the First Amendment

The judge who dissented on the panel, writing the now dessent from denial to re hear and like, vindicate his descent. In our circuit, public school teachers can make students pledge allegiance to mexico, but can't make students write down our own pledge. The first assignment is a cultural and educational cise, citing a 20 17 fifth circuit opinion, but the second is a compelled patriotic statement, forbidden by the first amendment. Citing this, a teacher who gives the first assignment merits qualified immunity, but a teacher who gave the second will have to convince a jury that he had a peticological purpose.