CV NEWS FEED // A group opposing the new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms has asked a federal court to block the law’s implementation while its lawsuit progresses and before the new school year begins.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed the new law on June 19, as CatholicVote reported. According to The Associated Press, a group of parents of Louisiana public school students filed a lawsuit in federal court in Baton Rouge soon after.
The lawsuit argues that the law violates the First Amendment clauses that protect religious liberty and prohibit the establishment of religion.
On July 8, the parents’ attorneys filed motions asking for a preliminary injunction blocking the law. They asked for an expedited briefing and hearing schedule. They proposed that the state respond to the injunction request by July 19, with a hearing set for July 29, before public schools open in August.
