Civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's new law mandating that the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom.Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana's new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional.
Under the legislation signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry last week, all public K-12 classrooms and state-funded universities will be required to display a poster-sized version of the Ten Commandments in "large, easily readable font" next year. "Politicians have absolutely no business forcing their religious beliefs on my kids or any kids or attempting to indoctrinate them with what they think is the right version of a particular piece of religious text," Herlands said.
Defendants include the state Superintendent of Education, Cade Brumley, members of the state education board, and some local school boards. In a more recent ruling, the Supreme Court held in 2005 that such displays in a pair of Kentucky courthouses violated the Constitution. At the same time, the court upheld a Ten Commandments marker on the grounds of the Texas state Capitol in Austin. Those were 5-4 decisions, but the court's makeup has changed, with a 6-3 conservative majority now.
Other states, including Texas, Oklahoma, and Utah, have attempted to pass the requirements for schools to display the Ten Commandments. However, with threats of legal battles, none has the mandate in place except for Louisiana.
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