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Professor Michael Helfand, "The Battle Over Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law Is Over the Future of Church-State Separation" -- Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Professor Michael A. Helfand's opinion article, "The Battle Over Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law Is Over the Future of Church-State Separation," is published in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.  The article considers the law signed by Louisiana governor Jeff Landry requiring all public schools in the state to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom by January 1, 2025.

Excerpt from "The Battle Over Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law Is Over the Future of Church-State Separation"

Louisiana’s law will test the Supreme Court’s more recent interpretations of the First Amendment, interpretations that open the door to far more government-sponsored religion than in the past. In this way, the stakes of the case are high and raise the following question: What is the future for the separation of church and state in America?

The complete article may be found at Jewish Telegraphic Agency