Louisiana Law Requiring Classrooms to Display Ten Commandments Challenged by Lawsuit
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Civil liberties groups, including the ACLU Foundation and others, have filed a lawsuit against Louisiana’s new law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom.
Key Highlight:
-Plaintiffs in the suit consist of parents of Louisiana public school students from diverse religious backgrounds, represented by various legal entities. They argue that the law is unconstitutional.
-The lawsuit seeks a court declaration that the law violates the First Amendment and an order prohibiting the displays. The plaintiffs contend that the law promotes religious favoritism and sends a message of religious superiority, which they oppose.
-Louisiana’s Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill supports the law and plans to defend it. Similar laws have faced legal challenges in other states, with mixed results in past Supreme Court rulings.
-The controversy centers on the balance between religious freedom, separation of church and state, and the historical significance of religious texts in public institutions.
-The legislation, signed into law by Governor Jeff Landry, requires all K-12 public school classrooms and state-funded universities to display a poster-sized version of the Ten Commandments in a legible font by the following year.
-Supporters claim the Ten Commandments have historical significance beyond religion. The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge John deGravelles.
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