The Governor of Louisiana ordered that the Ten Commandments be posted in all classrooms BBC.
The Republican-backed measure, signed by Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday, called the wills “a foundational document for our state and national government.”
The law is expected to be challenged by civil rights groups, who say it conflicts with the separation of church and state enshrined in the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which provides for it.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
State law requires that the text on the label be in “large, easy-to-read font” on a label measuring 11 inches x 35.5 inches. The posters must be displayed in all state-supported classrooms by 2025, but the state does not support the posters themselves.
Similar bills have recently been introduced in other Republican-led states, including Texas, Oklahoma and Utah.
There have been numerous legal battles over the placement of the Ten Commandments in public buildings, including schools, courthouses, and police stations.
In 1980, the US Supreme Court struck down a similar law in Kentucky requiring the document to be published in elementary and middle schools.
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