Louisiana sued over Ten Commandments display in schools

Group including rabbis and pastors argue Ten Commandments law is a violation of the US constitution.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessFuture of BusinessTechnology of BusinessWork CultureInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersLouisiana families sue over Ten Commandments law19 minutes agoBy Holly Honderich, BBC NewsShareLouisiana governor cites Moses as he signs Ten Commandments lawNine Louisiana families have sued the state over a new law that orders every public school classroom to display a poster of the Ten Commandments.

The suit, filed in federal court on Monday, comes less than a week after Governor Jeff Landry ratified the Republican-backed measure.

It is expected to kick off a drawn-out legal battle that could reach the US Supreme Court.

The law is the first of its kind in the US, and governs all classrooms up to and including university.

Under the legislation, HB71, every classroom that receives state funding must by 2025 prominently display the biblical text in a "large, easily readable font" on a poster that is 11 inches by 14 inches (28cm by 35.5cm).

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