US EditionLouisiana's Ten Commandments Law Weighed in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
The full Fifth Circuit reviews consolidated challenges to Louisiana and Texas laws mandating Ten Commandments displays in public schools amid First Amendment concerns.
- On Tuesday the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments in consolidated appeals over Louisiana and Texas laws requiring classroom displays of the Ten Commandments, joining Roake v. Brumley and Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District.
- Jeff Landry signed House Bill 71 in June 2024, making Louisiana the first state in more than 40 years to require classroom postings, while 16 families sued after Texas enacted Senate Bill 10 last year.
- U.S. District Court Judge John deGravelles ruled the law violates the First Amendment and a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit upheld this finding as unconstitutional.
- In August a district court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the posters from going up in the school districts where the plaintiffs' children attend, and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill argued the injunction applies only to those five parishes.
- Observers expect the disputes to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, and Ciolino said, `'There is a 1980 U.S. Supreme Court opinion that made very clear that states cannot mandate the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms and buildings,' Ciolino said.
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Star LocalFifth Circuit hears Louisiana, Texas 10th Amendment arguments
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5th Circuit questions whether Ten Commandments displays in Louisiana classrooms establish a religion
A Ten Commandments sculpture is on display in front of city hall June 27, 2001 in Grand Junction, Colorado.(Michael Smith/Getty Images)The full panel of judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could require Louisiana public schools to feature posters with the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Attorney Liz Murrill sought a rehearing with all 17 judges from the 5th Circuit after a three-judge panel…
Court questions if Ten Commandments in classrooms are 'plainly unconstitutional'
The full panel of judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could require Louisiana public schools to feature posters with the Ten Commandments in every classroom.Attorney Liz Murrill sought a rehearing with all 17 judges from the 5th Circuit after a three-judge panel ruled in June that the 2024 state law requiring the displays was “plainly unconstitutional.” A group of parents of public school studen…
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reviews Louisiana's Ten Commandments law
NEW ORLEANS (NEWS 15) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans is currently deliberating on Louisiana's law that mandates public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The law is facing multiple lawsuits, with one coming from a…
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