A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional. The ruling Friday marked a major win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and state,

Louisiana's law mandating Ten Commandments displays in public schools deemed unconstitutional by 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, with judges citing First Amendment violations.

A federal appeals court struck down a Louisiana law Friday that requires schools to display the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom.