Louisiana asks court to block part of ruling against Ten Commandments in classrooms
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Louisiana asks court to block part of ruling against Ten Commandments in classrooms

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 Lawyers for the state of Louisiana asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to immediately block a judge's ruling ordering education officials to tell all local districts that a law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles in Baton Rouge declared the law “unconstitutional on its face” in a lengthy decision Tuesday and ordered education officials to notify the state’s 72 local school boards of that fact. In Tuesday's ruling, deGravelles said the law has an “overtly religious” purpose and rejected state officials’ claims that the government can mandate the posting of the Ten Commandments because they hold historical significance to the foundation of U.S. law.

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Appeals court deals blow to state seeking to force public schools to post Ten Commandments
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court deals blow to state seeking to force public schools to post Ten Commandments

Raw Story  

A federal appeals court has blocked Louisiana — for now — from forcing all public school classrooms to post the Ten Commandments. The appeals court's decision means the block will remain in effect until after the law's New Year's Day deadline to post the commandments. Sam Grover, an attorney with the Freedom From Religion Foundation, told AP they're "pleased" that …

Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

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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1 month, 4 weeks ago

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
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

— A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms is “unconstitutional on its face,” a federal judge ruled Tuesday, ordering state education officials not to take steps to enforce it and to notify all local school boards in the state of his decision. U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge said the …

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
1 month, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Louisiana Governor advises parents upset about Ten Commandments display in schools to ‘tell the child not to look’
5 months ago

Louisiana Governor advises parents upset about Ten Commandments display in schools to ‘tell the child not to look’

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 Governor Jeff Landry offered some advice to parents unhappy …

Ten Commandments won’t go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

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

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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
6 months 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 …

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Louisiana’s New Ten Commandments Law Could Not Be Any More Unconstitutional
55 years 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. …

New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
6 months, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Groups say they’ll sue Georgia over ‘divisive concepts’ ban
2 years, 2 months ago

Groups say they’ll sue Georgia over ‘divisive concepts’ ban

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Education and civil rights groups said Friday that they will sue to overturn Georgia’s law banning the teaching of certain racial concepts, claiming it violates First Amendment rights to free expression and 14th Amendment rights to equal protection. The Southern Poverty Law Center, the National Education Association and the Georgia Association of Educators sent a notice to Georgia …

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