In the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case involving atheist Michael Newdow and his challenge to the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance, the court held which of the following? Multiple choice question. That the Pledge must be modified to exclude the "under God" language That the Pledge is an expression of American ideals rather than a religious endorsement That the Pledge must be modified to exclude the "liberty and justice for all" language That the Pledge is a religious endorsement rather than an expression of American ideals