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Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana’s law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments

JL;DR SUMMARY A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, ruling it unconstitutional under the First Amendment. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Public SchoolsEducation PolicyFirst AmendmentJewish FamiliesTen CommandmentsFreedom Of ReligionLouisianaReligion And StateUnconstitutionalChurch State Separation

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
"The ruling by U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge follows a lawsuit brought by a coalition of parents, including three Jewish families, arguing that the law violated the First Amendment."
Texas, United States
"While similar laws have been proposed in Texas, Oklahoma and Utah, Louisiana was the first to enshrine its version into law."
Oklahoma, United States
"While similar laws have been proposed in Texas, Oklahoma and Utah, Louisiana was the first to enshrine its version into law."
Utah, United States
"While similar laws have been proposed in Texas, Oklahoma and Utah, Louisiana was the first to enshrine its version into law."
Florida, United States
"In Florida, a bill signed this year would allow school districts to have volunteer chaplains counsel students."
Israel
"and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse."

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