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Tag: First Amendment

Posted inEducation

Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law undergoes 5th Circuit judges’ scrutiny

by Greg LaRose | Louisiana Illuminator January 24, 2025January 24, 2025

A lower court ruled in November that requiring public schools around the state to display the Ten Commandments violates the First Amendment.

Posted inJustice

Federal judge hears arguments on Louisiana’s 25-foot police buffer law

Drew Costley by Drew Costley December 11, 2024December 11, 2024
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Judge puts pause on Ten Commandments classroom displays

Michelle Liu by Michelle Liu November 12, 2024November 12, 2024
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Civil rights groups spar with state over Ten Commandments law

Bobbi-Jeanne Misick by Bobbi-Jeanne Misick October 21, 2024October 22, 2024
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Council approves a nine-day ‘clean zone’ for the Super Bowl. A First Amendment lawyer says it’s ‘excessive.’

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius October 10, 2024October 10, 2024
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St. Tammany library board reverses course on pulling challenged books from shelves

by Piper Hutchinson | Louisiana Illuminator October 24, 2023October 24, 2023
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Video of mother’s arrest raises questions about 25-foot buffer law

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster June 8, 2023June 10, 2024
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