The Supreme Court has not directly faced the issue of whether 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance violates the First Amendment.

It was difficult for me to think of another situation where a court has said this to the government.

It's too early to tell. Some people believe that Roberts may be similar to Rehnquist in his jurisprudence, although that's not at all clear yet.

It's quite natural for mass tort cases to proceed under multidistrict litigation.

It's quite natural for mass tort cases to proceed under multidistrict litigation,

It might give them pause to think they might be sued and hauled into court.