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

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 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.

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.

On Friday, a federal appeals court affirmed an earlier ruling blocking a Louisiana law mandating that public school classrooms display posters of the Ten Commandments. The decision is the latest ...

Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms WE BEGIN AT 4:00 WITH BREAKING NEWS. A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HAS RULED AGAINST A LOUISIANA LAW REQUIRING PUBLIC ...

Republican Gov. Jeff Landry in June signed HB71 into law, requiring all public schools in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments beginning Jan. 1 in each classroom on a poster or framed document.

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.

Backers of the law argue the Ten Commandments belong in classrooms because they are historical and part of the foundation of U.S. law. The plaintiffs’ attorneys and Louisiana disagreed on whether the ...

A federal appeals court blocked Louisiana's law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in schools. The law was deemed unconstitutional, violating First Amendment religious rights protections.

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 ...

Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms Law experts have long said they expect the Louisiana case to make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, testing the ...