The Ten Commandments at the Clarkesville Courthouse in Habersham County, Georgia. Credit: Catherine Lovett/Daily Report Simpson Thacher, ACLU File Suit Over Law Requiring 10 Commandments in Public Classrooms
"As the [c]omplaint states, Louisiana's law inhibits our clients' First Amendment rights to choose whether and how they engage with religious doctrines," Jon Youngwood, global co-chair of the litigation department at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, said in a statement. "We look forward to expeditiously presenting this case to the district court for a speedy resolution."
June 28, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Parents of children in the Louisiana public school system filed a lawsuit to block a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all classrooms.
- The plaintiffs are composed of families from multiple faith backgrounds, and they include Jewish parents and parents who are pastors and reverends.
- The complaint notes precedent from the U.S. Supreme Court more than 40 years ago finding that separation of church and state bars public schools from posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
Attorneys from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have joined efforts with the American Civil Liberties Union and others to file a federal lawsuit this week on behalf of nine multifaith families in Louisiana in an attempt to block a new state law requiring all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
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