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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Parents and civil rights groups sue Louisiana to block ‘disturbing’ Ten Commandments law

AP

A group of Louisiana families with children in public school are suing the state in federal court to block a new state law requiring every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments.

The plaintiffs include parents from multi-faith backgrounds – including rabbis and pastors – represented by a coalition of civil rights groups arguing that the law violates long-standing Supreme Court precedent and First Amendment protections against the government from injecting religion into schools.

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