JURIST
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
A US federal appeals court on Friday temporarily lifted a trial court’s blocking of a Louisiana law mandating public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Louisiana law HB 71 passed in June, mandating public schools to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 24, 2025
Share It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisianas latest redistricting plan. The state and a group of Black voters ask the justices to reinstate a congressional map, enacted by the Louisiana legislature last year, that created a second majority-Black district.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Louisiana’s Republican controlled Legislature has approved a constitutional amendment that would empower legislators to expand the number of crimes in which juveniles between 14 and 16 years old can tried as adults. The amendment awaits voters’ approval in a statewide election on March 29, 2025, to become Louisiana Law.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
“Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms; The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith”: Rick Rojas of The New York Times has this report. District Judge John W.
JURIST
JUNE 19, 2024
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed a bill into law Wednesday making Louisiana the first state to require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. In creating the bill, HB 71 , the Louisiana House relied heavily on the 2019 US Supreme Court case, American Legion v.
JURIST
JULY 9, 2024
A group of Louisiana families filed a motion for an injunction Monday to stop officials from implementing a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the state. Louisiana is set to become the first state to impose such a requirement, though the action has been debated in other jurisdictions.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
Louisiana’s political landscape faces a critical deadline as a US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday set a January 15 deadline for the state legislature to draw up a new congressional map. In a written statement, Edwards said , “This is about simple math, basic fairness, and the rule of law.”
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