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A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked a controversial state law that would’ve required the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, from elementary school through college. Judge John W. deGravelles (who was appointed by Barack Obama) ruled that the law was unconstitutional and barred the state …

On Monday, Louisiana’s controversial Ten Commandments law had its first hearing in federal court in Baton Rouge. The law, which was signed by Gov. Jeff Landry (R) in June, would require the Ten Commandments be displayed on posters in every one of the state’s classrooms, including K-12 public schools, and …

This summer, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill unveiled a series of sample posters that teachers could put up in order to fulfill the state’s new requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all classrooms — calling the posters “plainly constitutional.” Her office has asked a federal judge to throw …

While defending Louisiana’s controversial new legislation requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all classrooms, including K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill on Monday unveiled sample posters that feature liberal icons, including the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Hamilton …

Nine Louisiana families of different faithssued the state’s education department and local school boards on Monday over a new state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom. “Indeed, for nearly half a century, it has been well settled that the First Amendment forbids public schools …

Republican Governor Jeff Landry, who appears hellbent on dismantling Louisiana‘s education system, signed a bill on Wednesday mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in the state. The new legislation requires that a poster-sized display of the religious text be placed in all state-funded schools …