The ACLU argues that a Ten Commandments display in every classroom would have a coercive effect on students. It objects to ...

The United States was founded on ecumenical biblical principles, and the Ten Commandments embody that ecumenicism.

A panel of judges previously struck down Louisiana's law, but the decision was later vacated. Here's what you need to know.

Ratio Decidendi is a recurring series by Stephanie Barclay exploring the reasoning – from practical considerations to deep ...

A Ten Commandments poster is seen with boxes of others before they were delivered to local public schools in New Braunfels, Texas, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. A federal appeals court appears open to ...

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Tuesday about the constitutionality of Texas and Louisiana's Ten ...

Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have all passed laws -- now on hold -- to mandate the biblical laws' display in classrooms. mtcurado/iStock via Getty Images Plus All three laws have been at least ...

Rights and Responsibilities is a recurring series by Richard Garnett on legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression.

Stone tablets depicting the Ten Commandments are shown outside the Supreme Court in Washington June 27, 2005, placed there during a vigil by a religious group. In Louisiana, Public school classrooms ...

(RNS) — In blocking a statute requiring the Decalogue to be posted in public schools, a judge’s injunction is both solid jurisprudence and a good read. (RNS) — Judicial opinions are usually dry ...

A legal historian testified Tuesday morning that the Ten Commandments are just one of many sources of the moral foundation of American law. A professor of law at the University of Tulsa, Paul ...

The Collier County Commission voted 4-1 to display the Ten Commandments alongside other historical documents in county buildings. The decision followed a heated debate, with opponents citing ...