LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A lawsuit filed on Wednesday seeks to halt the Arkansas law requiring the 10 Commandments in Arkansas classrooms.
Act 573 of 2025 required the Commandment and the motto “In God we trust” to be in each elementary and secondary school classroom. The bill received broad support in both chambers, with a 27-4 vote in the Senate and a 71-20 vote in the House.
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Funding for the displays must be acquired through private donations, as mandated by law, which also details the specific wording and size of the display.
The law’s requirements mean that students “will be forcibly subjected to scriptural dictates, day in and day out,” the lawsuit states, adding that doing so violates the prohibition against public schools imposing religious doctrine.
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The suit also notes that a similar law passed in Louisiana in 2024 was subsequently overturned…