A federal judge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has temporarily blocked a new state law that mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom by January 1. The judge deemed the law unconstitutional, citing its overtly religious purpose and violation of the First Amendment.
The law, which was passed by Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature, faced opposition from a group of parents of public school children who argued that it could isolate non-Christian students and infringe on their religious freedom.
