Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments . . . 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 unconstitutional The ruling Friday marked a major win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and state, and that the poster-sized displays would isolate students
Federal appeals court blocks Louisianas Ten Commandments law The court further said, “under the statute’s minimum requirements, the [Ten Commandments] posters must be indiscriminately displayed in every public school classroom in Louisiana regardless of
Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments . . . “The Ten Commandments are the foundation of our laws — serving both an educational and historical purpose in our classrooms,” Landry said Law experts have long said they expect the Louisiana case to make its way to the U S Supreme Court, testing the court on the issue of religion and government Similar laws have been challenged in court