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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Louisiana law that requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms deemed unconstitutional

A federal judge has struck down a Louisiana law that required every public school and university classroom to display the Ten Commandments, drawing legal challenges from civil rights groups anticipating a Supreme Court battle with the state’s Republican governor.

The law violates the First Amendment’s provisions against the government from establishing or favoring one religion over another, and from interfering with a right to practice a religion without government interference, according to the ruling.

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