LA Gov Seeks Dismissal Of Ten Commandments Suit

Baton Rouge’s ABC affiliate reports:

Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill held a joint news conference Monday morning to address Louisiana’s controversial Ten Commandments law. Murrill says the state will be filing a brief asking U.S. District Judge John DeGravelles to dismiss the case, arguing the lawsuit is premature because no posters of the Ten Commandments have been placed in classrooms yet.

“The Plaintiffs cannot prove that they have any actual injury. That’s because they don’t allege to have seen any displays yet, and they certainly can’t allege that they have seen any display of the Ten Commandments that violates their constitutional rights,” Murrill said. Murrill also argued the law can be applied constitutionally and that the presence of the Ten Commandments in classrooms is meant to convey its historic value to students.

Read the full article. Of note, earlier this year Louisiana AG Liz Murrill joined other red state attorneys general in a Supreme Court brief calling for Trump to be granted immunity for his many crimes.

As the Supreme Court has recognized, the Ten Commandments have historical significance as one of the foundations of our legal system. Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is constitutional. Here are just two possible illustrations with RBG and @SpeakerJohnson from a brief we will… pic.twitter.com/b3CekoKRl5

— Attorney General Liz Murrill (@AGLizMurrill) August 5, 2024

.@AGLizMurrill and @LAGovJeffLandry are announcing they are filing a brief in the lawsuit against the state’s law requiring the 10 commandments to be posted in public school/college classrooms. They are surrounded by examples of how the law could be complied with #lalege #lagov pic.twitter.com/mDQvmnooGx

— Piper Hutchinson (@ByPiperHutch) August 5, 2024