There is a certain irony in the bravado about the Ten Commandments from Gov.
On Saturday he told attendees at a Republican fund-raiser, “I can’t wait to be sued.” Clearly, he knows that the Supreme Court previously ruled against mandatory displays of the Ten Commandments in the classroom.
In a 1980 case, Stone v. Graham, the Supreme Court struck down a Kentucky law that required the posting of the Ten Commandments, purchased through private donations, in every classroom in the state.
A Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom in the state defies this precedent, so, yes, the state will be sued.
So we’re seeing a flurry of culture-war-motivated state laws, many of them aimed at the First Amendment, that confront precedent.
Persons:
Jeff Landry, “, ”, Graham, “ you’ve, Moses
Organizations:
Gov, Republican
Locations:
Jeff Landry of Louisiana, Kentucky, Louisiana