Supporters of Arkansas’ new law requiring public display of the Ten Commandments in schools argued Tuesday that the measure is constitutional and grounded in historical tradition, despite a federal judge temporarily blocking it in parts of the state.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks halted enforcement of Act 573 of 2025 on Aug. 4 in Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville and Siloam Springs, after parents sued. The law remains in effect elsewhere, including Pine Bluff, where schools posted Decalogue posters the day it took effect. RestoreAmericanSchools, which supplies the posters, says donors have “adopted” 288 Arkansas schools.
At a Capitol press conference, sponsors Sen. Jim Dotson, R-Bentonville, and Rep. Alyssa Brown, R-Heber Springs, urged donations to place the displays statewide. “You cannot separate the history of our nation and the founding of our laws and justice system from the Ten Commandments,” Brown said…