Louisiana’s plan to make all public school classrooms in the state post the Ten Commandments remains on hold under the latest ruling from a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to pause a lower court order by U.S. District Judge John deGravelles in Baton Rouge on Wednesday.
FILE - Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks holds up a mini-display showing the Ten Commandments during a press conference regarding the Ten Commandments in schools Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Baton Rouge , La. NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana ’s plan to make all of the state’s public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments remains blocked under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans .by U.S. District Judge John deGravelles in Baton Rouge while litigation continues.
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed the bill into law in June, prompting a group of Louisiana public school parents of different faiths to sue. They argue the law violates the First Amendment’s provisions forbidding the government from establishing a religion or blocking the free exercise of it. They also say the proposed poster-sized display would isolate students, especially those who are not Christian. The parents further argue that, but have a historical significance to the foundation of U.S.
In recent years, similar bills requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms have been proposed in states including In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar Kentucky law was unconstitutional and violated the First Amendment establishment clause, which says Congress can “make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The high court found that the law had no secular purpose but rather served a plainly religious one.
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