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Fifth Circuit upholds block of Ten Commandments law

— Louisiana's plan to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom is in legal limbo after a federal appeals court upheld a block on the controversial law.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans denied the state's request to lift a prior injunction issued by U.S. District Judge John deGravelles. Oral arguments on the case are set for Jan. 23.

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