Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments in every classroom likely violates the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled.

The ruling Friday marked a major win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and ...

Louisiana in June 2024 became the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom when Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed the mandate into law.

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of the state's public schools and universities.

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

Appeals court blocks Louisiana’s law mandating Ten Commandments in classrooms. A ruling against the state’s ‘unconstitutional’ law could tee up yet another major First Amendment case at ...

The law, passed earlier this year by Louisiana's GOP-controlled legislature, mandates that the Ten Commandments be prominently displayed in all K-12 public schools and state-funded university ...

Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms The panel of judges reviewing the case was unusually liberal for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is ...

Appeals court blocks Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms Critics vowed to sue after Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed the bill into law in June 2024. Updated June 20, 2025 ...