Legal fight ahead as court allows Ten Commandments in classrooms
USA TODAY
An appeals court allowed Louisiana to implement a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.
An appeals court allowed Louisiana to implement a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, paving the way for a continued legal battle that could make its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ Feb. 20 ruling overturns a previous order that prevented the state from implementing a law known as H.B. 71, which was enacted in 2024.
The court said it couldn't block the state at this stage because there wasn't enough information about factors such as the content and prominence of the Ten Commandments displays in schools.
Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State are representing the plaintiffs, a group of both religious and nonreligious families who want to stop the law.
The plaintiffs have 90 days to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court if they choose. In the meantime, the appeals court has yet to issue a ruling on a similar Ten Commandments law in Texas.
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