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Louisiana faces a lawsuit over a law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, sparking debates on constitutionality, morality, and hypocrisy. Trump endorses the law, while civil liberties groups challenge it, raising questions about religious influence in public education.

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Several news outlets have reported on a lawsuit challenging a new Louisiana law that mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The law, which was recently enacted, is being challenged in federal court by Louisiana families who argue that it violates the First Amendment of the Constitution regarding the separation of church and state. Critics have suggested that this law is unnecessary and could potentially lead to legal challenges for schools and the state. Some have even pointed to the irony of the mandate, especially in cases where questions about issues like adultery arise from the display. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is involved in the lawsuit against this law, claiming that the requirement infringes on the religious freedoms of students and their families.

The controversy surrounding the Ten Commandments display in classrooms has drawn attention from various media outlets including Forbes, The Washington Post, NBC News, and ABC News, among others. The lawsuit comes at a time when issues around religious displays in public spaces and schools have become a focal point of debate. The display of the Ten Commandments in public places has been a contentious issue for years, with legal challenges arising in multiple states. Donald Trump has been vocal in support of such displays, promising to defund schools that require vaccines for students if he were to be reelected.

The lawsuit challenging the Louisiana law highlights the ongoing debate between religious freedom and the separation of church and state, prompting discussions on the implications of requiring religious symbols in public school settings.

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Chicago Tribune - 227 days ago - Louisiana now requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. But whose Ten Commandments are going to be displayed?

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The Dallas Morning News - 227 days ago - Schools should include moral instruction, but simply posting the Ten Commandments is a cheap way to do it, and an unconstitutional one.

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International Business Times - 227 days ago - The controversial law marks the first such requirement since the Supreme Court declared similar mandates unconstitutional over 40 years ago.

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Louisiana Sued Over Law Requiring Ten Commandments Display In School Classrooms

HuffPost - 227 days ago - Louisiana is the first state to implement such a law in more than four decades.

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The Boston Globe - 227 days ago - Connecticut law requires students to receive certain immunizations before enrolling in school, allowing some medical exemptions.

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PBS - 227 days ago - On the campaign trail, Donald Trump again vowed to shut down the Education Department and endorsed a Louisiana law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. He has also pledged to cut funding to schools with vaccine requirements. Laura Barrón-López discussed that with Dr. Paul Offitt, a pediatrician and a professor of vaccinology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Louisiana Parents Sue Over Display of Ten Commandments in Public Classrooms

Rolling Stone - 227 days ago - Louisiana families sued the state over a new state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom.

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments

VOA News - 227 days ago - Civil liberties groups contend the measure is unconstitutional

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments

CBS News - 227 days ago - The lawsuit filed Monday seeks a court declaration that the new Louisiana law violates First Amendment clauses forbidding government establishment of religion and guaranteeing religious liberty.

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments display

Los Angeles Times - 227 days ago - Under the law, all public K-12 classrooms and state-funded universities will be required to display a poster-sized version of the Ten Commandments.

Louisiana Sued Over Ten Commandments Law

Forbes - 227 days ago - Families and civil rights groups allege the displaying of the Ten Commandments could pressure students into “religious observance, veneration, and adoption of the state’s favored religious scripture.”

Louisiana parents sue over placing Ten Commandments in schools

NBC News - 227 days ago - Nine Louisiana families filed a federal lawsuit Monday against their state's education department and their local school boards challenging the constitutionality of a radical new law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms.

Christian Nationalists seek to 'infiltrate' schools: Suit challenges Ten Commandments law

Raw Story - 227 days ago - A new lawsuit seeks to block Louisiana legislation that would require a copy of the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.In announcing the legislation Monday, Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United, said the lawsuit was necessary to "protect the religious freed...