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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...