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Fifth Circuit allows 10 Commandments to be displayed in Louisiana schools, for now

(The Center Square) — The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it was premature to determine if a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms is constitutional. The ruling doesn’t address a similar Texas case before the court.

Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod issued the ruling with 17 judges concurring. She writes that Louisiana House Bill 71 “…

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