{"id":15411,"date":"2024-06-24T14:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T18:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.org\/?page_id=15411"},"modified":"2025-08-18T22:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T02:55:35","slug":"louisiana-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.au.org\/louisiana-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Ten Commandment Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15411\" class=\"elementor elementor-15411\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-cd5c8d1 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd5c8d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a929425 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a929425\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45764d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c45764d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law violates church-state separation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7d45162 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d45162\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adedfa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"adedfa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=OQY3N8c4dZ0&quot;,&quot;cc_load_policy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-dfe1e56 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dfe1e56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-94070ff e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94070ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d73cfcd e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d73cfcd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5127ce2 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5127ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d288e black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1d288e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law mandating that all public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. This law violates the separation of church and state and is blatantly unconstitutional.<\/p><p>The First Amendment promises that we all get to decide for ourselves what religious beliefs, if any, to hold and practice, without pressure from the government. Politicians have no business imposing their preferred religious doctrine on students and families in public schools.<\/p><p>That\u2019s why Americans United, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, are suing Louisiana.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1224416 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1224416\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058643c black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"058643c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element 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fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#_press\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPress\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-95bbbe5 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95bbbe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1f7a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6a1f7a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"_details\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d21a4c elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9d21a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-list-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1914df1 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1914df1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-83794ad e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83794ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdc356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bdc356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is happening in Louisiana is Christian Nationalism<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8029a2 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8029a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On June 24, 2024, a<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0multi-faith group of nine Louisiana families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court today to block <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H.B. 71<\/a>, a new state law requiring all public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The plaintiffs, who are Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist, and non-religious, assert that the newly enacted statute violates longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent and the U.S. Constitution\u2019s First Amendment.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Laws requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments are unconstitutional<\/strong><\/h3><p>The law requires schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom on \u201ca poster or framed document that is at least eleven inches by fourteen inches.\u201d The Commandments must be the \u201ccentral focus\u201d of the display and \u201cprinted in a large, easily readable font.\u201d The bill also requires that a specific version of the Ten Commandments, which has been dictated by the state legislature, be used for every display. Displays that depart from this state-sanctioned version of scripture would violate Louisiana law.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 40 years ago, in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stone v. Graham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Supreme Court overturned a similar state law, holding that the separation of church and state bars public schools from posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Louisiana\u2019s communities and public schools are religiously diverse, yet Gov. Landry\u2019s new law requires public schools to promote specific religious beliefs to which people of many religions and the nonreligious do not subscribe.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Religious coercion in public school is unconstitutional<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permanently posting the Ten Commandments in every Louisiana public-school classroom unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance and adoption of the state\u2019s favored religious scripture. It also sends the harmful message that students who do not subscribe to the Ten Commandments \u2014 or, more precisely, to the specific version of the Ten Commandments that H.B. 71 requires schools to display \u2014 do not belong in their own school community and should refrain from expressing any faith practices or beliefs that are not aligned with the state\u2019s religious preferences.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>White Christian Nationalism is an existential threat<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White Christian Nationalism is the dangerous belief that America is \u2013 and must remain \u2013 a Christian nation founded for its white Christian inhabitants and that our laws and policies must reflect this. Christian Nationalists deny the separation of church and state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/separation-of-church-and-state-constitution\/?_gl=1*1dg8d3q*_gcl_au*MTY4Mjk0NzgxNy4xNzM3NDY3ODc2\">promised by our Constitution<\/a>, and they oppose equality for people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, religious minorities, and the nonreligious.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Louisiana and all across the country, Christian Nationalists are seeking to infiltrate our public schools and force everyone to live by their beliefs. <\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Public schools are not Sunday schools<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secular, inclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/schools-and-learning\/\">public schools<\/a> that welcome all students regardless of their belief system are the backbone of our diverse and religiously pluralistic communities.<\/span><\/p><p>The separation of church and state ensures that all people\u2014whether they are religious or not\u2014are treated the same. It also guarantees that everyone has equal access to public schools and government services\u2014full civil rights regardless of who they are or what they believe.<\/p><p>Americans United is dedicated to safeguarding this constitutional promise in Louisiana and across the country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-78127fe e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78127fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3d139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fc3d139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"_casematerials\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598f83b elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"598f83b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-folder-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCase Materials\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-25fdc18 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25fdc18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a28fac7 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a28fac7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d183b3 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"0d183b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"13730739\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-15440\" data-post-id=\"15440\"  >\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"39693\" class=\"elementor elementor-39693\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8aa027f e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8aa027f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-71dae28 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71dae28\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c080507 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c080507\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba21e7 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-title\" data-id=\"8ba21e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"ae-element-post-title\">Louisiana Ten Commandments Lawsuit<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-173818b e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"173818b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3a2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-ae-post-meta\" data-id=\"7e3a2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout_mode&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ae-post-meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-meta-list-wrapper ae-pm-layout-horizontal ae-pm-layout-tablet- ae-pm-layout-mobile-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-post-meta-item-wrapper ae-post-date-06-20-2025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-post-date-label\">\n\t\t\t\tLast modified\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-element-post-date\" title=\"7:23 PM\" rel=\"date\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ae-post-date-06-20-2025\">2025.06.20<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1f20eae e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f20eae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4f330c5 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f330c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff53955 black-text-no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff53955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STATUS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ca7310f e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca7310f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62cb50 black-text-no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62cb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Ongoing<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-20b08ab e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20b08ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d809209 black-text-no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d809209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TYPE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8377e4f e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8377e4f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cc8ef black-text-no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23cc8ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Counsel<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ca4f6ad e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca4f6ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cfbff black-text-no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14cfbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COURT<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-827a68b e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"827a68b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d949e29 black-text-no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d949e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>U.S. District Court<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-bd01d5c e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd01d5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feafe53 black-text-no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feafe53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ISSUES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ad00fbd e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad00fbd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc867d black-text-no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdc867d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Public Schools<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f2666 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"96f2666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><p>Louisiana\u2019s public schools enroll upwards of 680,000 students. These students and their families adhere to a broad array of faiths, and many do not practice any religion at all. Yet a newly enacted Louisiana law, House Bill 71, seeks to impose one religious perspective on all Louisiana schoolchildren by requiring Louisiana public schools to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Under H.B. 71, public-school students will be forcibly subjected to scriptural dictates, day in and day out, including: \u201cI AM the Lord thy God\u201d; \u201cThou shalt have no other gods before me\u201d; \u201cThou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain\u201d; \u201cRemember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy\u201d; and \u201cHonor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On June 24, 2024, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, the Freedom from Religion Foundation, and Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Louisiana on behalf of a multifaith group of nine families with children in Louisiana public schools. The plaintiffs, who are Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist, and non-religious, assert that H.B. 71 is a violation of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Our suit argues that, through H.B. 71, Louisiana is adopting an official religious text and taking an official position on religious issues, in clear violation of the Establishment Clause\u2019s guarantee of separation of church and state. In addition, H.B. 71 coerces children to view, venerate, and obey commandments that are against their beliefs and interferes with parents\u2019 ability to direct their children\u2019s religious upbringing. H.B. 71 thus also violates the Free Exercise Clause, which protects the right to hold and exercise religious beliefs of one\u2019s choice, including no religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Our suit asks for an injunction against implementation of the law and against posting of the Commandments, and for a declaratory judgment that the law is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>On November 12, 2024, in a victory for religious freedom, the district court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting implementation of the Ten Commandments law. The court relied on the U.S. Supreme Court case <em>Stone v. Graham<\/em>, which struck down a similar state statute. Shortly after the court issued its ruling, the Defendants filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Oral arguments were held before the Fifth Circuit on January 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024 and January 2025, we joined our partners in sending letters to public-school superintendents across Louisianna warning school districts not to implement the Ten Commandments law, which was initially scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2025. Our January letter rebutted misleading guidance issued by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, in which she encouraged schools to implement the law despite the district court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>On June 20, 2025, a Fifth Circuit panel upheld the district court\u2019s decision, holding that H.B. 71 violates the Establishment Clause.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider  elementor-element elementor-element-494251c e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-137307392\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-137307392\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" data-id=\"494251c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f2b26e9 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2b26e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2252711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2252711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case Documents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0cb71 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d0cb71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ff034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d8ff034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n  <ul class=\"case-documents\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6.24.24-Complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span> 6.24.24 Complaint<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024.11.12-District-Court-Preliminary-Injunction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span> November 12 District Court Ruling and Order<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/December-advocacy-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span> December Advocacy Letter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/January-advocacy-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span> January Advocacy Letter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/24-30706-CV0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span> Fifth Circut Court of Appeals Opinion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Order-Fifth-Circuit-En-Banc-Review-Rev.-Roake-v.-Brumley-10.6.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span> Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Order re. 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elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"47eb035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMedia\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8513df8 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8513df8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4f32f74 e-grid e-con-full ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f32f74\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975309b elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"975309b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/legaltalknetwork.com\/podcasts\/lawyer-2-lawyer\/2024\/07\/the-ten-commandments-classrooms-the-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-11-125600.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Lawyer 2 Lawyer logo for the legal talk network\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Ten Commandments, Classrooms, &amp; the Constitution\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba406ec elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ba406ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksla.com\/2024\/08\/19\/lawsuit-challenges-posting-ten-commandments-la-classrooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-143615.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Screenshot 2025-08-08 143615\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLawsuit challenges posting of Ten Commandments in La. classrooms\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b8301 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"27b8301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OQY3N8c4dZ0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-11-131615.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Screenshot 2025-04-11 131615\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLouisiana's Controversial Law Ten Commandments in Classrooms\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a072bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a072bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5ab695a e-grid e-con-full ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ab695a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b2ccc elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"72b2ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksla.com\/2024\/11\/12\/las-10-commandments-law-public-schools-temporarily-blocked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-143949.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Screenshot 2025-08-08 143949\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLouisiana\u2019s 10 Commandments law in public schools temporarily blocked\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f688f elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"53f688f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latintimes.com\/louisiana-law-requiring-public-schools-display-10-commandments-unconstitutional-court-rules-585405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-144207.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Screenshot 2025-08-08 144207\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLouisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display 10 Commandments 'Unconstitutional,' Appeals Court Rules\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77103a elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"f77103a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/louisiana-ten-commandments-schools-federal-court-80d31b705fccbbbe3eeeb3cda5f64ec3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-144358.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Screenshot 2025-08-08 144358\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCourt blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3216146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3216146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-882f76d e-grid e-con-full ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"882f76d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fce013 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"2fce013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/fifth-circuit-deems-louisiana-ten-commandments-law-unconstitutional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-144710.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Screenshot 2025-08-08 144710\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFifth Circuit deems Louisiana Ten Commandments law unconstitutional\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab03f21 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ab03f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/louisianas-ten-commandments-law-ruled-unconstitutional-by-federal-appeals-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-144843.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Screenshot 2025-08-08 144843\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLouisiana\u2019s Ten Commandments Law Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Appeals Court\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1e8c1ae e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e8c1ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab3561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2ab3561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"_plaintiffs\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652bbaa elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"652bbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlaintiffs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-af5eb9d e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af5eb9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-695db11 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"695db11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253821c elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"253821c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3900\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3900\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Reverend Darcy Roake &amp; Adrian Van Young <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-edfdf94 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3900\" data-id=\"edfdf94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-70a0717 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3900\" data-id=\"70a0717\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e867aae black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e867aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAs an interfaith family, we strongly value religious inclusion and diversity, and we teach our children that all people are equal and have inherent dignity and worth. The Ten Commandments displays required by this law fly in the face of these values and send a message of religious intolerance. They will not only undermine our ability to instill these values in our children, but they will also help create an unwelcoming and oppressive school environment for children, like ours, who don\u2019t believe in the state\u2019s official version of scripture. We believe that no child should feel excluded in public school because of their family\u2019s faith tradition.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3901\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3901\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Reverend Jeff Sims <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-59cb738 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3901\" data-id=\"59cb738\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-43598de e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3901\" data-id=\"43598de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9607251 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9607251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBy favoring one version of the Ten Commandments and mandating that it be posted in public schools, the government is intruding on deeply personal matters of religion. I believe that it\u2019s critical for my children to receive and understand scripture within the context of our faith, which honors God\u2019s gift of diversity and teaches that all people are equal. This law sends a contrary message of religious intolerance that one denomination or faith system is officially preferable to others, and that those who don\u2019t adhere to it are lesser in worth and status. As a pastor and father, I cannot, in good conscience, sit by silently while our political representatives usurp God\u2019s authority for themselves and trample our fundamental religious-freedom rights.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3902\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3902\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Jennifer Harding and Benjamin Owens <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4e95613 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3902\" data-id=\"4e95613\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33c6c3 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c33c6c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAs a nonreligious family, we oppose the government forcibly subjecting our child to a religious scripture that we don\u2019t believe in. The State of Louisiana should not direct a religious upbringing of our child and require students to observe the state\u2019s preferred religious doctrine in every classroom.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3903\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3903\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Erin Hawley and David Hawley <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a9db584 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3903\" data-id=\"a9db584\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4319745 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4319745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe instill moral and ethical values in our children through positive concepts, such as love and caring for others, not biblical commandments. As Unitarian Universalists, we strongly believe that every person has the right to undertake a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. That cannot happen when the government forces scripture on people, especially children\u2014who are at the beginning of their spiritual journeys.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3904\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3904\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Joshua Herlands <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-283b8b8 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3904\" data-id=\"283b8b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0697ee4 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3904\" data-id=\"0697ee4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ef574 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98ef574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAs a parent, an American, and a Jew, I am appalled that state lawmakers are forcing public schools to post a specific version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. These displays distort the Jewish significance of the Ten Commandments and send the troubling message to students that one set of religious laws is favored over all others. Tolerance is at the heart of our family\u2019s practice of Judaism, and this effort to evangelize students, including my children, is antithetical to our core religious beliefs and our values as Americans.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a624427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a624427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"_press\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-de766a8 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de766a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6336c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ae6336c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"_press\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cf550 elementor-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f1cf550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPress\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a9f1b97 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9f1b97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f1b8133 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1b8133\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303eccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"303eccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5050\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5050\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> AU &amp; allies will file lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-84f55c2 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5050\" data-id=\"84f55c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09adda black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f09adda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>June 19, 2024<\/strong> \u2013 Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, and the Freedom from Religion Foundation announced today that they will file suit to challenge a new Louisiana law that requires all public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/the-latest\/press\/au-allies-will-file-lawsuit-challenging-louisiana-law-requiring-public-schools-to-display-the-ten-commandments\/\">Read statement here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5051\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5051\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Clergy, public school parents sue to block Louisiana law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9f66744 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5051\" data-id=\"9f66744\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-3270c52 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5051\" data-id=\"3270c52\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b4a21 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b4a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>June, 2024<\/strong> \u2013A multi-faith group of nine Louisiana families with children in public schools\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Roake-v.-Brumley-complaint-6.24.24.pdf\">filed suit<\/a>\u00a0in federal court today to block\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H.B. 71<\/a>, a new state law requiring all public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The plaintiffs, who are Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist, and non-religious, assert that the newly enacted statute violates longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent and the U.S. Constitution\u2019s First Amendment.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/the-latest\/press\/clergy-public-school-parents-sue-to-block-louisiana-law-requiring-public-schools-to-display-the-ten-commandments\/\">Read the statement here.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5052\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5052\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging Louisiana Ten Commandments law seek preliminary injunction to block school displays <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-84ddaf2 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5052\" data-id=\"84ddaf2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b973fb black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b973fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>July 2024<\/strong>\u2013 In an effort to stop state and school-district officials from implementing a new law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom, the plaintiffs in\u00a0<em>Roake v. Brumley\u00a0<\/em>filed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Roake-v.-Brumely-Plaintiffs-PI-Motion-7.8.24.pdf\">a motion for a preliminary injunction<\/a>\u00a0today. In their motion, the plaintiffs ask the court to issue an order that blocks the defendants from posting the Ten Commandments in public schools or taking any other action to carry out the statute while the lawsuit remains pending.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/the-latest\/press\/plaintiffs-in-lawsuit-challenging-louisiana-ten-commandments-law-seek-preliminary-injunction-to-block-school-displays\/\">Read the statement here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5053\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5053\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Court blocks Louisiana law requiring public schools to display Ten Commandments in every classroom <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-742c964 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5053\" data-id=\"742c964\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6792e3c black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6792e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>November 2024<\/strong> &#8211; In a victory for religious freedom, a federal district court\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-11-12-86-opinion-granting-preliminary-injunction.pdf\">issued a preliminary injunction<\/a>\u00a0today in\u00a0<em>Rev. Roake v. Brumley<\/em>, prohibiting implementation of a Louisiana law that requires all public schools to permanently display a government-approved, Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/the-latest\/press\/court-blocks-ten-commandments-law\/\">Read the statement here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5054\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5054\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Civil rights organizations warn Louisiana public school districts not to implement Ten Commandments law <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5a25d08 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5054\" data-id=\"5a25d08\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a464949 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5054\" data-id=\"a464949\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75a081 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f75a081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>December 2024<\/strong> \u2013 In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.aclu.org\/live\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024.12.19-Letter-re-HB-71-Act-676-Roake-Brumley.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>\u00a0sent today to public school superintendents across Louisiana, four civil rights organizations\u2013the ACLU of Louisiana, ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation\u2013warned school districts not to implement H.B. 71, an unconstitutional state law that purports to require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/the-latest\/press\/louisiana-ten-commandments-law-warning\/\">Read statement here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5055\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5055\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Americans United and allies send letter responding to Louisiana Attorney General\u2019s misleading Ten Commandments guidance <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a6eb68c e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5055\" data-id=\"a6eb68c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ae30087 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5055\" data-id=\"ae30087\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b561ab7 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b561ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>January 2025<\/strong> \u2013 In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.aclu.org\/live\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025_01_06-Superintendents-letter-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>\u00a0sent today to public school districts across Louisiana, four civil rights organizations \u2013 Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the ACLU of Louisiana, ACLU, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation \u2013 warned superintendents about misleading guidance issued last week by Attorney General Liz Murrill in which she encourages school districts to implement H.B. 71, an unconstitutional state law that purports to require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/the-latest\/press\/louisiana-ten-commandments-guidance\/\">Read the statement here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5056\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5056\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Federal appeals court rules against Louisiana Ten Commandments law <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-69cdc91 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5056\" data-id=\"69cdc91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec16b4 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ec16b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>June, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roake-v.-Brumley-Fifth-Circuit-Opinion-6.20.25.pdf\">ruled<\/a>\u00a0today that a Louisiana law requiring public schools to permanently display a government-approved, Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom is unconstitutional. The decision upholds a federal district court\u2019s November 2024 preliminary injunction in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/louisiana-lawsuit\/\"><i>Rev. Roake v. Brumley<\/i><\/a>,\u00a0which prevents the defendant state officials and school boards from implementing the statute.<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/the-latest\/press\/clergy-public-school-parents-sue-to-block-louisiana-law-requiring-public-schools-to-display-the-ten-commandments\/\">\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/the-latest\/press\/louisiana-ten-commandments-fifth\/\">Read the full statement here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbf807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cbf807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you experiencing religious indoctrination in your public school? 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Jeff Landry signed a law mandating that all public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. This law violates the separation of church and state and is blatantly unconstitutional. 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