was added to the Pledge of Allegiance by Act of Congress on this date 50 years ago (June 14, 1954). Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a California atheist could not challenge the language. The atheist does not have custody of his daughter and, according to the Court, is not her legal representative. The ruling did not address the issue of whether the phrase is an unconstitutional melding of church and state.
In other words, they punted.