Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
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Source: AP
BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms is unconstitutional on its face, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, ordering state education officials not to take steps to enforce it and to notify all local school boards in the state of his decision.
U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge said the law had an overtly religious purpose, and rejected state officials claims that the government can mandate the posting of the Ten Commandments because they hold historical significance to the foundation of U.S. law. His opinion noted that no other foundational documents including the Constitution or the Bill of Rights must be posted.
Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill said she disagreed with the ruling and said her office would ask the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to quickly stay the ruling pending appeal. Murrill said that by law, deGravelles ruling can only apply to five local school boards named as defendants in the lawsuit in East Baton Rouge, Livingston, St. Tammany, Orleans and Vernon parishes.
That, Murrill said in a Tuesday interview, leaves Louisianas 67 other school systems subject to the law. However, she acknowledged that deGravelles order could have a chilling effect on any local boards decision to enforce the law.
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Skittles
(159,642 posts)yup
BOSSHOG
(40,015 posts)hold historical significance to the foundation of U S Law. BULLSHIT
Originators of this bullshit know its bullshit thats why they added the bullshit caveat. To make it sound all legal and sound like whoever wrote this bullshit knows what they are talking about.
Could have a chilling effect on school boards trying to enforce the law. GOOD!
My note to trump and his supporters. The Ten Commandments, Obey em dont Display em.
tornado34jh
(1,301 posts)I will bet you they won't accept it. It's religious freedom for some. I don't agree with religion, but I will say that if you are going to put the Ten Commandments up in schools, it should be fair game for other religions to do the same. It's either religious freedom for all, or nobody gets it.
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(1,154 posts)Omaha Steve
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