Arkansas Ten Commandments School Display Law Faces Federal Appeals Court Review

Arkansas Ten Commandments School Display Law Faces Federal Appeals Court Review

Arkansas' law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms is now before a federal appeals court after the state appealed a ruling permanently blocking six school districts from complying with the requirement. The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments September 22nd in [...]

Appeals court hears arguments over Arkansas’ Ten Commandments in classrooms mandate

A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow six Arkansas school districts to enforce a 2025 state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in all public school classrooms. A three-judge 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Tuesday in St. Louis in a federal lawsuit challenging Act 573 of 2025, which requires public […]

Arkansas families urge appellate court to block 10 Commandments law

Attorneys for 10 Arkansas families presented oral arguments today urging an appellate court to uphold a district court injunction blocking defendant school districts from implementing a Ten Commandments state law. Act 573 requires displays of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom and library. The attorneys for the multifaith and nonreligious families argued before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the injunction is neces…

Arkansas Ten Commandments Battle Reaches US Appeals Panel

The three-judge panel is considering what to do about ‘Act 573,’ a 2025 state law that requires the Old Testament Ten Commandments to be displayed in all Arkansas libraries and classrooms.

Federal appeals court to hear oral arguments in Ten Commandments case on Tuesday

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a case challenging a state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. At issue is Act 573 of 2025, which mandated that public schools in Arkansas “prominently display … in a conspicuous place” a specific version of the biblical edicts chosen by the state Legislature. A coalition of 10 multi-faith and nonreligious Arkansas families challeng…