Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks with reporters following a hearing in a lawsuit challenging a state law that will require schools to post copies of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Credit: Bobbi-Jeanne Misick Civil rights attorneys attempting to stop a new state law requiring Louisiana school officials to display a copy of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom — including K-12 schools and colleges and universities that take state funds — began presenting their case in federal court on Monday (Oct. 21), asking a judge to issue a preliminary injunction to block the law from taking effect in K-12 schools and institutions of higher learning that take state funds. Federal Judge John deGravelles, of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, has yet to rule on the request or on separate motions from the state and local school districts to dismiss the suit. DeGravelles is expected to rule before Nov. 15, when a temporary agreement between the state and the plaintiffs suing over the law is set to expire. Act 676 , which was passed by the Louisiana State Legislature during this year’s spring session, mandates that public classrooms post – in […]