Opponents question the law’s constitutionality, warning that lawsuits are likely to follow.
By Sara Cline, Associated PressWorkers repaint a Ten Commandments billboard off of Interstate 71 near Chenoweth, Ohio. be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday.
Proponents say the purpose of the measure is not solely religious, but that it has historical significance. In the law’s language, the Ten Commandments are described as “foundational documents of our state and national government.” The posters would be paid for through donations. State funds will not be used to implement the mandate, based on language in the legislation.
Similar bills requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms have been proposed in other states including Texas, Oklahoma and Utah. However, with threats of legal battles over the constitutionality of such measures, no state besides Louisiana has had success in making the bills law.In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar Kentucky law was unconstitutional and violated the establishment clause of the U.S.
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