Federal appeals court rules Louisiana Ten Commandments school law is unconstitutional

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public-school classrooms and state-funded universities in the state is unconstitutional. 

Three federal appellate judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana said they affirmed a lower district court’s ruling that the statute was "facially unconstitutional."

Last June, a group of parents sued the state over concerns the law that went into effect in January violates the separation of church and state.