The lawsuit is also seeking an order that would prohibit the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional.Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children with various religious backgrounds, who are represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the New York City law firm Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett.“This display sends a message to my children and other students that people of some religious dominations are superior to others,” said the Rev.
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