A federal judge has blocked a recently passed Louisiana law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms by Jan. 1, 2025.
U.S. District Judge John deGravelles, in granting a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, wrote in his order that state House Bill 71 is “unconstitutional in every application.” He said the plaintiffs could win their case based on their argument that the law violates the First Amendment.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed the legislation on June 19, permitting public funds to be used to purchase a “poster or framed document that is at least eleven inches by fourteen inches.”
“The text of the Ten Commandments shall be the central focus of the poster or framed document and shall be printed in large, easily readable font,” the legislation states….