Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to display Ten Commandments

Judge called law unconstitutional on its face' but an appeal would be heard by perhaps most conservative court in US

A new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom by the beginning of 2025 has been temporarily blocked after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday.

The judge said the law was unconstitutional on its face" - and plaintiffs were likely to win their case with claims that the law violates the US constitution's first amendment, which bars the government from establishing a religion and guarantees the right to religious freedom.