Judge puts pause on Ten Commandments law

Thou shalt not post the Ten Commandments in Louisiana public schools until at least November: that’s the ruling of a Louisiana federal judge who put a pause on the state’s new law requiring public school teachers to post the religious maxims in their classrooms.

Judge John deGravelles ordered the state not to impose the new law until November 15. According to our partners at NOLA.com , that’s when deGravelles is expected to rule on the law’s constitutionality.

Louisiana lawmakers approved a bill requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in all public K-12 schools, colleges, and universities during this spring’s regular session. Governor Jeff Landry signed the bill into law in June during an event at a Catholic school in Lafayette. Supporters of the bill claim the Ten Commandments are the foundation of American laws, necessitating their presence in classrooms. Opponents claim the law is a blatant violation of the First Amendment’s establishment clause preventing government from endorsing religion.

Several families, including those who are Christian, Jewish, and non-religious, have filed a federal lawsuit over the new law.

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