Appeals Court Blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments in Classrooms Law
On Friday, a federal appeals court affirmed an earlier ruling blocking a Louisiana law mandating that public school classrooms display posters of the Ten Commandments. The decision is the latest development in a series of state-level attempts to mandate religious instruction in public schools.
“This is a resounding victory for the separation of church and state and public education,” Heather L. Weaver, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a Friday press release. “With today’s ruling, the Fifth Circuit has held Louisiana accountable to a core constitutional promise: Public schools are not Sunday schools, and they must welcome all students, regardless of faith.”
Last June, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed House Bill 71 into law, which mandates that all public school classrooms display the Ten Commandments “on a poster or framed document that is at least eleven inches by fourteen inches,” printed “in a large, easily readable font.” The state tried to avoid claims that the law violated the First Amend
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