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Ten Commandments law in Louisiana schools put on hold amid legal challenge
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer)
A judge approved an agreement by Louisiana to delay a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all of the state’s public-school classrooms on Friday, July 19. The judge’s decision to delay the requirement until at least November came as a lawsuit brought against the state plays out in court.
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Click to see story on Ckpg TodayIn June, parents of students in Louisiana public schools filed a lawsuit that argued the law violates the First Amendment, which prevents the government establishment of religions and guarantees the right to religious liberty.
However, proponents of the law contend that the Ten Commandments belong in public schools because they are historical and part of the foundation of United State law.
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Meanwhile, Gov. Jeff Landry, R-La., defended the use of taxpayer money to fight against lawsuit brought against the law.
“I think that the benefit of what we’re trying to do certainly outweighs any expenditures,” Landry said in an interview with Nexstar Media.
Landry also used the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump to further push his defense of the law.
“Maybe, if the Ten Commandments were hanging on Crooks [sic] wall of the school that he was in, maybe, he wouldn’t have took [sic] a shot at the president,” Landry added.
The United States Supreme Court struck down a similar law to Louisiana’s Ten Commandments in 1980 on the grounds that it violated the establishment clause in the U.S. Constitution. The clause states that Congress “shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”
The court found that the law clearly served a religious purpose and not a secular one.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
A CONTROVERSIAL LAW WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
LOUISIANA AGREED TO DELAY A LAW REQUIRING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN ALL OF THE STATE’S PUBLIC-SCHOOL CLASSROOMS UNTIL AT LEAST NOVEMBER.
THE AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY A JUDGE FRIDAY AS A LAWSUIT BROUGHT AGAINST THE STATE PLAYS OUT.
LAST MONTH, PARENTS FILED A SUIT, ARGUING THE LAW VIOLATED THE FIRST AMENDMENT– WHICH PREVENTS GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGIONS AND GUARANTEES RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
PROPONENTS OF THE LAW CONTEND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS BELONG IN SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY ARE HISTORICAL AND PART OF THE FOUNDATION OF U-S LAW.
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRY DEFENDED USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO FIGHT AGAINST LAWSUITS BROUGHT AGAINST THE LAW IN AN INTERVIEW WITH NEXSTAR MEDIA.
[GOV. JEFF LANDRY]
“I THINK THAT THE BENEFIT OF WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO CERTAINLY OUTWEIGHS ANY OF THE EXPENDITURES OUT THERE.”
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
LANDRY USED THE ATTEMPTED ASSASINATION OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO FURTHER MAKE HIS CASE.
[GOV. JEFF LANDRY]
“MAYBE IF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WERE HANGING ON CROOKS WALL OF THE SCHOOL HE WAS IN MAYBE HE WOULDN’T HAVE TOOK A SHOT AT THE PRESIDENT. HUH, HOW ABOUT THAT?”
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
THE SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN A SIMILAR KENTUCKY LAW ON THE GROUNDS IT VIOLATED THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE IN THE CONSTITUTION IN 1980.
THE CLAUSE SAYS CONGRESS CAN “MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION.”
THE COURT FOUND THE LAW PLAINLY SERVED A RELIGIOUS PURPOSE AND NOT A SECULAR ONE.
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