Overview

• Seven Arkansas families filed Stinson v. Fayetteville School District No. 1 on June 11 to challenge Act 573 of 2025 in federal court.
• The law, effective August 5, mandates a 16-by-20-inch display of a Protestant translation of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom and library.
• Represented by the ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, plaintiffs cite Stone v. Graham and other Supreme Court precedents.
• The families plan to seek a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of the law while the lawsuit proceeds.
• Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office confirmed it is reviewing the complaint and evaluating potential legal responses.