Judge blocks 4 districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom
Source: Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — 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 where parents brought challenges on the grounds that it violates the separation of church and state, a federal judge ruled Monday.
But the ruling by U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks, an appointee of former President Obama, only narrowly applied to four of the state’s 237 districts. That left the impact of the decision limited as thousands of Arkansas students prepared to return to class this month.
The injunction is the latest legal turn in a widening push in Republican-led states to give religion a bigger presence in public schools. Texas and Louisiana have passed similar laws requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments and the issue is expected to eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Why would Arkansas pass an obviously unconstitutional law?” Brooks wrote in his 35-page ruling. “Most likely because the state is part of a coordinated strategy among several states to inject Christian religious doctrine into public-school classrooms.”
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By ANDREW DEMILLO
Updated 11:11 PM EDT, August 4, 2025
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/ten-commandments-classrooms-arkansas-injunction-lawsuit-1120fe1c8210e789e9d6d3cae7225ecc
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