Louisiana Ten Commandments in School Order Blocked by Court (2)

Louisiana is barred from requiring that public schools display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, a federal judge has ruled.

US District Judge John W. deGravelles on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the legislative mandate, finding the measure facially unconstitutional and unconstitutional in all applications. The state will be required to provide notice to all Louisiana schools saying the law is unconstitutional, the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana judge said.

“The Act’s mandatory practice is coercive,” deGravelles said, repeatedly referring to students as a “captive audience,” in his 177-page ruling.

The decision comes in a lawsuit ...