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Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court

Jan. 23, 2025 15:17 PM EST

As Louisiana schools remain stuck in the middle of a legal battle over a new state law requiring every public classroom to display the Ten Commandments, a panel of three judges heard arguments over the controversial mandate on Thursday morning. The law, which has been touted by...

Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theory

Jan. 21, 2025 13:35 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to change the way elections are run across the country. The high court declined to hear the case in a brief order without...

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors

Dec. 11, 2024 17:00 PM EST

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices unanimously agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state's constitutional right...

Judge weighs Minnesota law that bans religious tests for colleges participating in state program

Dec. 09, 2024 16:10 PM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to overturn a Minnesota law that bans religious tests for colleges that participate in a state program that allows high school students to take college courses for credit. The state argued at a hearing Monday that the 2023...