ACLU to sue Louisiana over Ten Commandments law after governor boasted ‘I can’t wait to be sued’

Published June 20, 2024 5:57pm ET



After Louisiana became the first state to require public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it will challenge the new law. 

“The law violates the separation of church and state and is blatantly unconstitutional,” the ACLU of Louisiana, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom from Religion Foundation said in a joint statement on Thursday. 

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