Among the groups seeking a preliminary injunction to stop public school classrooms from having to display the Ten Commandments in Louisiana is the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. Associate VP of that organization Alex Luchenitser said until the case is decided they want to keep them from going up.
“Essentially it would be a temporary order, but it would stay in place until a final decision is made in the litigation,” said Luchenitser.
Even though the law said schools must comply by January 1st teachers could choose to display them before that date and Luchenitser wants to keep students from being subjected to the religious display. He said they’ve asked for an expedited ruling on the preliminary injunction the week of July 29th.
“This law is seeking to impose a particular religion upon public school children that many of those children don’t believe and it also interferes with the rights of parents,” said Luchenitser.
More than four decades ago the US Supreme Court overturned a similar law in Kentucky. Luchenitser said that the case set a precedent and he’s confident the Louisiana law will be overturned also.
“The US Supreme Court said that was unconstitutional and that case controls this one, so we think we have a very strong case here,” said Luchenitser.
Governor Landry said if you want to respect the rule of law you have to with the original law which was Moses.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Freedom from Religion Foundation are among the plaintiffs.
