Appeals Court Narrows Impact of Ruling on Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law

The court temporarily blocks a mandate requiring statewide notification of the law's unconstitutionality.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals limited the scope of a ruling that deemed Louisiana's Ten Commandments law unconstitutional.
The court issued a temporary administrative stay preventing the requirement to notify all state schools about the ruling.
State attorneys argued that the initial ruling should only affect the five school districts named in the lawsuit.
Attorney General Liz Murrill expressed intent to work with school boards not involved in the lawsuit to implement the law.
The law, passed by a Republican-led legislature, mandates the posting of the Ten Commandments in all public classrooms by January 1.