A US appeals court overturned Louisiana's Ten Commandments law.

A US appeals court overturned Louisiana's Ten Commandments law.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after justices heard arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden's administration of restrictions imposed by lower courts on its ability to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation, in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2024

The law is deemed "plainly unconstitutional" by the Fifth Circuit.

Ten Commandments displays at public schools are mandated by the state.

Appeal is anticipated.

Reuters, June 20 On Friday, a federal appeals court halted Louisiana's implementation of a law mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom at the state's public colleges and institutions.

A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans unanimously affirmed a November 2024 decision by a lower court judge who blocked the law's enforcement, calling it "plainly unconstitutional."