Families and civil rights groups allege the displaying of the Ten Commandments could pressure students into “religious observance, veneration, and adoption of the state’s favored religious scripture.”
Topline
A lawsuit challenging the legality of a Louisiana law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments was filed on Monday, just days after the law was signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry.Key Facts
The suit alleges the law, which requires every classroom in the state to display the Ten Commandments, “cannot be reconciled with the fundamental religious-freedom principles that animated the founding of our nation.
