US EditionCourt allows Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools to take effect
The 5th Circuit ruled 12-6 that constitutional challenges to Louisiana's Ten Commandments display law are premature, allowing implementation while future legal review remains possible.
- The en banc 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans lifted a block on Friday, allowing enforcement of H.B. 71, which requires Ten Commandments displays in Louisiana public schools.
- H.B. 71, passed in 2024, requires Ten Commandments posters in K–12 schools and state-funded colleges, but it was blocked by a district court and a three-judge 5th Circuit panel before the full court agreed to rehear the case Jan. 20.
- The court's majority said constitutional review is premature due to implementation uncertainty; Judge James Ho, U.S. Circuit Judge, concurred the law is 'fully consistent with the Constitution' and reinforces Founders' beliefs.
- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said schools can begin posting Ten Commandments after her office issued guidance and sample posters, while the ACLU of Louisiana and allied civil-liberties groups plan further legal challenges.
- Several judges dissented, arguing the majority sidestepped Stone v. Graham and warning classroom displays endorse religion; the ruling sets the stage for U.S. Supreme Court review amid similar Texas and Arkansas laws.
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Court: Ten Commandments Poster OK in Classrooms
A US appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms to take effect, per the AP . The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals voted 12-6 to lift a block that a lower court first placed on the...
Court allows Louisiana law requiring 10 commandments in schools to take effect
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that it's too early to determine the constitutionality of a Louisiana law that requires public schools display the Ten Commandments in their classroom. Friday's 12-6 decision vacates a federal district court's preliminary injunction from November 2024, which initially stopped the law from taking effect. Louisiana officials set certain "minimum requirements" in H.B. 71, the circuit court wro…
Federal court clears way for Ten Commandments to be displayed in Louisiana classrooms
A federal appeals court cleared the way Friday for a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, lifting a lower court block and reigniting debate over religion in public education.
Court lifts 10 Commandments ban in Louisiana schools
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) -- The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect. The full court voted 12-6 to lift a block placed on the law that a lower court first issued in 2024. In the opinion released [...]
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