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Ten Commandments, Arkansas

Ten Commandments in schools: What Northwest Arkansas districts are doing
A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments cannot be enforced in a handful of the state's largest school districts after a federal court blocked the law.
Christian groups, Arkansas lawmakers defend Ten Commandments law
Backers of Arkansas’s law requiring public display of the Christian commandments asserted Tuesday that the law is constitutional and based on historical tradition rather than religion.
Religious groups vow to keep fighting for Arkansas Ten Commandments law
The groups seemed to view a recent injunction blocking Arkansas' law requiring the Ten Commandments in state-run buildings as a minor setback.
Federal judge assails Arkansas Ten Commandments law as he slightly limits its use
A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments can't be enforced in a handful of the state's largest school districts, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Ten Commandments Law Blocked by Federal Judge in Arkansas After Families File Lawsuit
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in
Arkansas lawmakers seek legal action after Ten Commandments lawsuit
Arkansas state legislators met at the Capitol on Tuesday for a press conference to discuss Act 573, which requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public-school classrooms.
Lawmakers speak in support of Arkansas Ten Commandments law that has been temporarily blocked
A federal judge has blocked the law that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom in Arkansas.
Arkansas lawmakers continue push for display of Ten Commandments in classrooms
Last week, a judge partially stopped a law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms in Arkansas.

Ten Commandments bill sponsors, advocates push back against court injunction

Sponsors of Arkansas' Ten Commandments law, which requires public school districts to display a copy of the religious text in every classroom, doubled down Tuesday despite a federal judge's ruling ...

Strictly Legal | Arkansas court finds Ten Commandments in public schools unconstitutional

An Arkansas statute requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments was ruled unconstitutional. But would SCOTUS ...
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Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments Displays in Schools

A federal judge blocked an Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in schools. The law is one of three being ...
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Federal judge stops Arkansas from posting Ten Commandments in public schools

A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from implementing a new law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public-school ...
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ACLU urges school districts to follow federal court ruling on Ten Commandments, not state law

Arkansas's Ten Commandments law is still in place for most school districts after a narrow court order on Monday.
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Court ruling against Ten Commandments displays in schools raises new quandary

Probably the best way to describe how public school district officials in Arkansas are feeling right now about a court order ...

New Arkansas law requiring the display of Ten Commandments in a classroom is blocked by judge in select districts

Judge sides with parents who challenged Arkansas Ten Commandments law, blocking it in several districts one day before it was ...