Judge rules 10 Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol unconstitutional

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A final ruling in the Eastern District of Arkansas Federal Court on Tuesday stated the 10 Commandments monument at the Arkansas Capitol is unconstitutional.

Judge Kristine G. Baker ruled that the monument violated the Constitution’s First Amendment Establishment Clause.

Baker also found that the Ten Commandments Monument Display Act of 2015, passed as Act 1231 for the display of the 10 Commandments monument, and Act 274 of 2017, meant to prevent any monument from being erected at the Capitol without legislative approval, were violations of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.

The ruling orders Secretary of State Cole Jester to immediately remove the monument, but that is on hold pending appeal of the decision to the Appeals Court.

https://www.kark.com/news/arkansas-courts/judge-rules-10-commandments-monument-at-arkansas-capitol-unconstitutional/

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

 

[mattfivefour]

Tells me all i need to know about that judge.

 

[Work4Peanuts]

Praying for his salvation or swift removal from any position of power in our state.

 

[mattfivefour]

It's actually a she.

 

[Work4Peanuts]

It's actually a she.

Thank you.

 

[Supertonman20]

I do know the judge she removing the monument, after violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment Establishment Clause.

 

[1LoverofGod]

If a Federal judge is going to use the Constitution to remove The Ten Commandments from display, why not use the same argument for the UN Headquarters in New York that displays cited scripture from Isaiah 2:4?


Etched into a prominent wall across from the United Nations building in New York City are the following words from the Hebrew prophet Isaiah: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.”

Swords Into Plowshares - Parliament of the World's Religions

Etched into a prominent wall across from the United Nations building in New York City are the following words from the Hebrew prophet Isaiah: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.” This wondrous vision has, for millennia, been expressed through...

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[Hol]

Hopefully she’ll get her ruling overturned.

The Establishment Clause was to ensure that no state could force people into a religion or denomination.

 

[Hol]

Texas public schools can display Ten Commandments, appeals court rules​

The Brief​

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Texas public schools can display the Ten Commandments.

• In a split decision, the court ruled Texas' Senate Bill 10 does not violate the First Amendment.
• In the majority opinion, the court said the law does not equal forced religious indoctrination.

The court ruled Texas' Senate Bill 10 does not violate the First Amendment's Establishment Clause or the Free Exercise Clause.

Texas public schools can display Ten Commandments, appeals court rules

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Ten Commandments can remain in Texas public school classrooms.

www.fox4news.com

 

[Hol]

Texas can require Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms, US court rules​

American conservatives laud victory for ‘moral values’ as ruling signals boost to similar legislation in other red states; law’s challengers plan to take case to Supreme Court​

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, called the ruling “a major victory for Texas and our moral values.”

“The Ten Commandments have had a profound impact on our nation, and it’s important that students learn from them every single day,” he said.

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The Texas law “does not tell churches or synagogues or mosques what to believe or how to worship or whom to employ as priests, rabbis, or imams,” Duncan wrote. “It punishes no one who rejects the Ten Commandments, no matter the reason.”

Texas can require Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms, US court rules

American conservatives laud victory for 'moral values' as ruling signals boost to similar legislation in other red states; law's challengers plan to take case to Supreme Court

www.timesofisrael.com

ing Jews get jealous as Christians uphold and fight for their Ten Commandments