Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld Texas’ Moment of Silence law. As the state’s lawyer, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott defended young Texans’ right to begin each school day with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. The Attorney General maintained that the 2003 statute is constitutional. Last month, Solicitor General James Ho appeared before the Fifth Circuit to defend the law during oral argument. See the full story in the March 19 edition of the Optic-Herald.