Federal appeals court to hear oral arguments in Ten Commandments case on Tuesday

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a case challenging a state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. At issue is Act 573 of 2025, which mandated that public schools in Arkansas “prominently display … in a conspicuous place” a specific version of the biblical edicts chosen by the state Legislature. A coalition of 10 multi-faith and nonreligious Arkansas families challenged the law in federal court, saying it violated...