Louisiana, Ten Commandments

Louisiana Ten Commandments law faces federal court challenge
Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in Louisiana classrooms? The Fifth Circuit is hearing the case, with arguments on both constitutional and historical grounds. Here’s what we know.
Louisiana's controversial Ten Commandments law is back in court. Here's why.
Last fall, a federal judge called the law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments unconstitutional. On Thursday, an appeals court will take up the case.
Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court
A three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments about a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.
Louisiana to Defend Its Ten Commandments Law in Appeals Court
COMMENTARY: As representatives for the Bayou State prepare for oral argument, they know the Constitution is on their side.
Ten Commandments law lands in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisiana’s Ten Commandment law is back in court as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals considered arguments on if the law should be allowed to move forward.
Louisiana Says It's Too Soon to Sue Over Ten Commandments Law
Opponents of Louisiana’s law requiring that all public school classrooms display the Ten Commandments “jumped the gun here and filed an unripe case” an attorney for the state told the Fifth Circuit during oral arguments Thursday.
Senate committee passes bill to require Ten Commandments in all South Dakota classrooms
The bill would require the Ten Commandments be posted in each classroom in South Dakota's public schools. But it could face legal challenges.
Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms
Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions
Bill to require Ten Commandments displayed in TN schools
The Ten Commandments would have to be posted in Tennessee schools if a new bill becomes law. A Georgia fire chief stopped to help a driver who hit a deer. He was then shot and killed.
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Fifth Circuit judges question purpose, legality of Louisiana's Ten Commandments law
Just because the biblical text is important "doesn't mean it has to be put in every classroom," a judge said during a hearing in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Louisiana Ten Commandments Case Presses Church-and-State Limits
Louisiana will urge the Fifth Circuit Thursday to lift a preliminary injunction that bars it from enforcing a law requiring ...
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Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other ...