Ten Commandments at the Clarkesville Courthouse. Habersham County, Georgia. (Photo: Catherine Lovett/ALM) Simpson Thacher, ACLU Seek Expedited Preliminary Injunction Against Law Requiring 10 Commandments Be Posted in Classrooms
Jonathan Youngwood, a partner and global co-chair of Simpson Thacher's Litigation Department, which took on the case pro bono, told Law.com that the plaintiffs have asked U.S. District Court Judge John W. deGravelles to consider their preliminary injunction on an expedited basis.
July 10, 2024 at 05:50 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Plaintiffs in a case against a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments be visible in all public school classrooms moved to block the law while the court case remains pending.
- The parents previously filed a lawsuit to block a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all classrooms.
- The plaintiffs also moved to have the court decide on the motion on an expedited basis.
The plaintiffs opposing a Louisiana law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction Monday, asking the court to refrain from imposing the law or allowing any related enforcement of it during pending legal proceedings.
Attorneys from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett joined efforts with the American Civil Liberties Union and others to file the lawsuit June 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on behalf of nine multifaith families who challenge the law. The defendants in the case include: Louisiana Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley, members of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and multiple school boards across the state.
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