Full Fifth Circuit Court to Rehear Ten Commandments Case in Louisiana

Appeals Court to Reconsider Louisiana Law Requiring Schools to Display Ten Commandments

A federal appeals court has decided to reconsider whether Louisiana violated the First Amendment through a law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the law in June. But the court said on Oct. 6 that it would accept a request to have the whole court, which includes 17 judges, hear Louisiana’s attempt to salvage the law from a lower cou…

Full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal will review Louisiana Ten Commandments law

NEW ORLEANS (NEWS 15) — A federal appeals court is set to reconsider Louisiana's Ten Commandments law. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal in New Orleans issued an order indicating that the full 17-judge panel will review a previous decision…

Appeals court to reconsider Louisiana Ten Commandments law

BATON ROUGE, La. (LouisianaFirst) - The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the Louisiana Ten Commandments law. The law requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms. In June, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit ruled the law unconstitutional. The ruling on Monday from the full Fifth Circuit Court nullifies that ruling.   "Glad to see the Fifth Circuit is taking this en banc. Looking forward to those argume…

'Good news!' GOP gov celebrates court ruling that could allow Ten Commandments in schools

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, celebrated a court ruling on Monday that could pave the way for the Ten Commandments to be shown in public schools. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is known as the most conservative district in the country, ruled on Monday that it would reconsider a lower court's order prohibiting the Ten Commandments from being displayed. The previous opinion was issued in June by a unanimous three-judge panel…

U.S. appeals court to reconsider Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law it struck down

A federal appeals court will reconsider its recent decision declaring “plainly unconstitutional” a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of the state’s public schools and universities.

Full Fifth Circuit Court to rehear Ten Commandments case in Louisiana

The Louisiana Attorney General has asked the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to review a ruling blocking the state's Ten Commandments law.