Lawsuit challenges Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments
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Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana's new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom — a measure they contend is unconstitutional.
Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children, represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Under the legislation signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry last week, all public K-12 classrooms and state-funded universities will be required to display a poster-sized version of the Ten Commandments in "large, easily readable font" next year.
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