Louisiana may soon require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Louisiana may soon require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

Associated Press  

— Louisiana could soon become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom — in another expansion of religion into day-to-day life by a Republican-dominated legislature. It mandates that a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” be required in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities. GOP state Sen. Jay Morris said Tuesday that “the purpose is not solely religious to have the Ten Commandments displayed in our schools, but rather its historical significance.” He went on to say that the Ten Commandments is “simply one of many documents that display the history of our country and the foundation for our legal system.” The law also “authorizes” — but does not require — the display of the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence and the Northwest Ordinance in K-12 public schools. Last year, the lawmaker Some opponents noted that while schools may soon be required to display the Ten Commandments, the Legislature has also recently passed a bill that broadly bars teachers from discussing gender identity and sexual orientation in public school classrooms.

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Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons
1 month ago

Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for schools to incorporate in kindergarten through fifth grades, one of the latest Republican-led efforts in the U.S. to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. The curriculum — designed by the state’s public education agency — would allow teachings from the Bible such …

Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms
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Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms

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Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms A federal judge has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms is unconstitutional. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. AUBRI JUHASZ, BYLINE: When …

U.S. judge blocks Louisiana classroom display of Ten Commandments
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U.S. judge blocks Louisiana classroom display of Ten Commandments

Raw Story  

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Louisiana law that would require the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the conservative southern state. The Louisiana law mandates the display from January 1, 2025 of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, from kindergarten through state-funded universities. DeGravelles's ruling comes after parents of …

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

NPR  

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments toggle caption John Bazemore/AP BATON ROUGE, LA. — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who said the law is "unconstitutional on its face." U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles …

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
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1 month, 1 week ago

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

Politico  

In granting a preliminary injunction, DeGravelles said opponents of the law are likely to win their ongoing lawsuit against the law. DeGravelles said the law amounts to unconstitutional religious government coercion of students: “As Plaintiffs highlight, by law, parents must send their minor children to school and ensure attendance during regular school hours at least 177 days per year.” Proponents …

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

LA Times  

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who said the law is “unconstitutional on its face.” U.S. District Judge John …

Louisiana’s 2020 Teacher of the Year sues to block state’s Ten Commandments law
2 months ago

Louisiana’s 2020 Teacher of the Year sues to block state’s Ten Commandments law

LA Times  

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta in June. Louisiana’s 2020 Teacher of the Year has filed a lawsuit against the state challenging a new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. Dier’s suit says the law, referred to by …

Ten Commandments won’t go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
5 months ago

Ten Commandments won’t go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out

Associated Press  

— Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state’s public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement approved by a federal judge Friday. The suit was filed in June by parents of Louisiana public school children …

Louisiana governor says Ten Commandments could have stopped Trump’s would-be assassin
5 months ago

Louisiana governor says Ten Commandments could have stopped Trump’s would-be assassin

Raw Story  

Jeff Landry believes had the Ten Commandments been in the classroom of the man who tried to kill former President Donald Trump, they could have stopped his assassination attempt well in advance. The governor stands behind a new Louisiana law that will require every K-12 public school classroom, as well as those on college campuses that receive state money, to …

Historian tears apart Christian nationalist claims: 'A past we never had'
5 months, 1 week ago

Historian tears apart Christian nationalist claims: 'A past we never had'

Raw Story  

Christian nationalists have been applauding a new GOP- The U.S. Constitution's First Amendment, according to the ACLU, promises freedom of religion but is quite emphatic in declaring that government has no business favoring one religion over another. The Louisiana law, the Penn scholar notes, claims that the Ten Commandments "were a prominent part of American public education for more than …

Opponents of Louisiana's Ten Commandments law want judge to block it before new school year starts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Opponents of Louisiana's Ten Commandments law want judge to block it before new school year starts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Opponents of a new Louisiana …

Louisiana plantiffs ask court to temporarily block law that requires schools to display Ten Commandments
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Louisiana plantiffs ask court to temporarily block law that requires schools to display Ten Commandments

CNN  

CNN — The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms filed a motion for a preliminary injunction Monday, asking the court to block the law from going into effect while legal proceedings play out. Last month, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters issued a memo requiring …

How will Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How will Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?

LA Times  

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol. World & Nation The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under new GOP law Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms. “Louisiana’s law does not appear to prohibit …

How will Louisiana's new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How will Louisiana's new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?

Hindustan Times  

— Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky. Louisiana Family Forum, a Christian conservative organization, has already created a page on its website for donations that “will be used specifically for the …

How will Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How will Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?

Associated Press  

— Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky. “Louisiana’s law does not appear to prohibit the use of public funds to pay for the Ten Commandments displays. Enforcement of the new law …

What is Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law and why is it controversial?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law and why is it controversial?

Al Jazeera  

The US state of Louisiana has passed a law requiring all state-funded schools and universities to display the biblical Ten Commandments, which are considered central to both Christianity and Judaism. Louisiana also became the eighth US state to adopt the Given Name Act, which allows school employees and teachers to refuse to use a student’s chosen name or pronouns if …

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

Associated Press  

— Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children with various religious backgrounds, who are represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Americans …

Editorial: Supreme Court should not approve Louisiana’s provocative Ten Commandments law
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Editorial: Supreme Court should not approve Louisiana’s provocative Ten Commandments law

LA Times  

Jeff Landry signs bills related to his education plan on June 19, 2024, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette. In approving a law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, Louisiana has rekindled a culture war over the role of religion in public schools that should have been settled long ago. In 1980, the court …

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana's new Ten Commandments law
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana's new Ten Commandments law

Associated Press  

— Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children with various religious backgrounds, who are represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Americans …

Civil rights organizations, parents sue Louisiana over new Ten Commandments law in schools
6 months ago

Civil rights organizations, parents sue Louisiana over new Ten Commandments law in schools

CNN  

CNN — A group of Louisiana parents and civil rights organizations are suing the state over its new law that requires all public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. In the complaint, the plaintiffs argue that mandating the Ten Commandments be posted in every classroom renders them “unavoidable” and “unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance, veneration, and adoption of the …

Civil rights organizations, parents sue Louisiana over new Ten Commandments law in schools
6 months ago

Civil rights organizations, parents sue Louisiana over new Ten Commandments law in schools

CNN  

CNN — A group of Louisiana parents and civil rights organizations are suing the state over its new law that requires all public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. In the complaint, the plaintiffs argue that mandating the Ten Commandments be posted in every classroom renders them “unavoidable” and “unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance, veneration, and adoption of the …

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
6 months ago

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

LA Times  

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Jeff Landry last week, all public K-12 classrooms and state-funded universities will be required …

Prof: GOP seizes on SCOTUS' "very accommodating view of intrusion" of Christianity in public spaces
6 months ago

Prof: GOP seizes on SCOTUS' "very accommodating view of intrusion" of Christianity in public spaces

Salon  

Louisiana just became the first state to require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms — and constitutional law experts are sounding the alarm. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism Caprice Roberts, a professor of constitutional law at Louisiana State University, told Salon that the law is "troubling" because requiring …

Louisiana’s New Ten Commandments Law Could Not Be Any More Unconstitutional
54 years, 11 months ago

Louisiana’s New Ten Commandments Law Could Not Be Any More Unconstitutional

Slate  

On Wednesday, Louisiana’s Republican Gov. Jeff Landry approved legislation requiring every public school classroom in the state to display the Ten Commandments, becoming the first state to enact such a law. Signing the bill, Landry said: “This bill mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom, in public elementary, secondary, and post-education schools in the state of Louisiana. …

‘Christian Theocracy’: Ten Commandments lawmaker who can’t ‘fathom’ outrage gets schooled
6 months ago

‘Christian Theocracy’: Ten Commandments lawmaker who can’t ‘fathom’ outrage gets schooled

Raw Story  

The co-author of the likely unconstitutional Louisiana bill mandating the Ten Commandments be posted in every public classroom from kindergarten through college "can't fathom" why Americans across the country are so upset. Louisiana Republican state Rep. Lauren Ventrella, an attorney who co-authored the bill, told CNN Thursday afternoon she couldn't even "fathom" why anyone would be upset over the government …

Trump expresses support for displaying the Ten Commandments in schools
6 months ago

Trump expresses support for displaying the Ten Commandments in schools

CNN  

CNN — Former President Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for displaying the Ten Commandments in schools after Louisiana’s Republican governor signed new legislation requiring the state’s public schools to display them in all classrooms. MAGA2024.” Trump has courted religious voters ahead of November’s election, and Friday’s post was made the day before he is set to speak to a …

Louisiana gov fails to notice girl fainting behind him as he signs bill requiring Ten Commandments in schools
6 months ago

Louisiana gov fails to notice girl fainting behind him as he signs bill requiring Ten Commandments in schools

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Louisiana’s Republican Governor Jeff Landry failed to notice a young …

New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
6 months ago

New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges — and stirs the long-running debate over the role of religion in government institutions. Under the new law, all public K-12 classrooms and state-funded universities will be required to …

New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
6 months ago

New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts

LA Times  

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with historical documents in a hallway at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta. Under the new law, all public K-12 classrooms and state-funded universities will be required to display a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” next year. Chris Dier, who was named the Louisiana …

Louisiana governor ‘can’t wait to be sued’ after forcing the Ten Commandments in classrooms
6 months ago

Louisiana governor ‘can’t wait to be sued’ after forcing the Ten Commandments in classrooms

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I can’t wait to be sued.” Landry signed the bill into law on Wednesday, …

New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
6 months ago

New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

Associated Press  

— Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor. Jeff Landry signed into law on Wednesday requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” in all public classrooms, from …

The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under new GOP law
6 months ago

The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under new GOP law

LA Times  

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” be required in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities. In the law’s language, …

Louisiana becomes first state to require Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms
6 months ago

Louisiana becomes first state to require Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms

NPR  

Louisiana becomes first state to require Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms Louisiana is the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: Louisiana has now become the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. BARTON: Yeah, right, there's quite a bit of legal precedent …

‘Don’t Say Gay’ law would be expanded to all public school grades in Alabama under proposal
9 months ago

‘Don’t Say Gay’ law would be expanded to all public school grades in Alabama under proposal

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Teacher-led discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity would be banned in public schools and displaying Pride flags in classrooms would be prohibited under legislation lawmakers advanced in Alabama on Wednesday. Alabama’s law currently prohibits instruction and teacher-led discussions on gender identity or sexual orientation in a manner that is “not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate” from …

Louisiana’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes, advances to Senate
1 year, 7 months ago

Louisiana’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes, advances to Senate

Associated Press  

— As Republican-drafted legislation that prohibits school employees from teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom mounts, Louisiana lawmakers advanced their own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Tuesday. The latest measure, which passed in the House 67-28 and advanced to the GOP-dominated Senate, is legislation that would broadly ban K-12 public school staff from discussing sexual orientation and gender …

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