Appeals court hears arguments over Arkansas’ Ten Commandments in classrooms mandate
U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks in March said the law violated the families’ First Amendment rights, declared the statute unconstitutional and blocked it from being enforced in the six challenged districts. The state appealed the ruling.
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