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Civil rights organizations, parents sue Louisiana over new Ten Commandments law in schools

Headline from KTVZ Bend, on the newest of 3 developments

By Dianne Gallagher and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — A group of Louisiana parents and civil rights organizations are suing the state over its new law that requires all public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.

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  1. ACLU vows to sue as Louisiana becomes first state to require posting Ten Commandments in public schools

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  2. New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

    Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle ·

  3. Newest

    Civil rights organizations, parents sue Louisiana over new Ten Commandments law in schools

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

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  1. Breitbart News

    ACLU Suing Louisiana over Ten Commandments in Public Schools (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The ACLU announced on Wednesday that it will be suing Louisiana over a new law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools.

  2. Courthouse News Service

    ACLU vows to sue as Louisiana becomes first state to require posting Ten Commandments in public schools (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Governor Jeff Landry said he “can’t wait to be sued” over the controversial law. The ACLU is ready to answer his call.

  3. The Guardian

    ACLU sues Louisiana over requiring the display of Ten Commandments in public schools (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The state recently passed a law requiring that all public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom

  4. Religion News

    Louisiana's Ten Commandments mandate violates its own religious freedom heritage (opens Religion News)

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    Religion News's feed description

    (RNS) — It's a legal birthright that goes back to the French Revolution and Thomas Jefferson.

  5. The Columbian

    Louisiana’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms churns old political conflicts (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges — and stirs the l

  6. Forbes

    Trump Loves ‘Ten Commandments In Public Schools’: Says Louisiana Law Could Be ‘Major Step’ In Religion Revival (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Several states over the last year have passed laws allowing for prayer, text and other forms of religious expression in public schools.

  7. Salon

    Louisiana's mandatory Ten Commandments law invites the Supreme Court to impose more theocracy (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Christian nationalists might as well force Trump Bibles into in every classroom, too

  8. Baptist News Global

    Gov. Landry gets his wish: Louisiana Ten Commandments law to be challenged in court (opens Baptist News Global)

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    Baptist News Global's feed description

    The ink was barely dry on Louisiana’s brand new Ten Commandments law before four major civil and religious rights groups declared their intent to sue to prevent the state from posting the Decalogue in public classrooms by the fall of 2025.

  9. The Daily News (Longview)

    New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts (opens The Daily News (Longview))

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    The Daily News (Longview)'s feed description

    A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges.

  10. Slate Magazine

    Louisiana’s New Ten Commandments Law Could Not Be Any More Unconstitutional (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    They think they'll win in the lower courts, and they want to push this to SCOTUS and get a much broader right to proselytize in schools.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Trump gushes over new Louisiana Ten Commandments law (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump is embracing Louisiana’s new law mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school and state-funded university classrooms.

  12. Fox News

    Louisiana governor defends 10 Commandments in schools mandate: 'The US is founded on Judeo-Christian values' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Gov. Jeff Landry, R-La., opens up about why the state is mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools on "America Reports."

  13. KREM Spokane

    The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law (opens KREM Spokane)

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    KREM Spokane's feed description

    Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.

  14. Black Enterprise

    Louisiana Becomes First State To Require The Ten Commandments To Be Present In Public Classrooms (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    The new law requires all public schools in Louisiana to have a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font."

  15. NPR

    Conservative Christian organization supports Louisiana's Ten Commandments law (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed legislation requiring The Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public classrooms. The ACLU said they will fight the law in court.

  16. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed the bill mandating the

  17. MyNorthwest

    Ross: Louisiana requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    The State of Louisiana has passed a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every school in the state.

  18. Rolling Stone

    Louisiana Parents Sue Over Display of Ten Commandments in Public Classrooms (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Louisiana families sued the state over a new state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom.

  19. Fox News

    Civil liberties groups file lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in every classroom (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's new law requiring the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

  20. The Guardian

    Louisiana families file lawsuit against Ten Commandments display in schools (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Human rights groups also back filing which aims to block state’s new law forcing public schools to showcase text

  21. WATE Knoxville

    The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under new law (opens WATE Knoxville)

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    WATE Knoxville's feed description

    Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law.

  22. Los Angeles Times

    Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    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.

  23. NBC News

    Louisiana parents sue over placing Ten Commandments in schools (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    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.

  24. The Buffalo News

    Adam Zyglis: Louisiana Schools (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    A new Louisiana law mandates that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.

  25. New York Times

    Louisiana Parents Sue to Block Display of Ten Commandments in Schools (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A law enacted last week requires the display of the commandments in every public classroom. The parents argued it “pressures students into religious observance.”

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