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.

Texas recently became the third state in two years, following Louisiana and Arkansas, to pass a law requiring Ten ...

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.

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 group of Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist, Hindu and nonreligious families say mandating classroom displays of ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...