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STORY: A Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments be shown in public school classrooms is unconstitutional.That's according to a court ruling Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John DeGravelles--a decision likely to fan the flames of a religious battle taking place in U.S. schools.In June, Louisiana's Republican governor signed into law the requirement to display the Ten Commandments.Nine families, both religious and not, and with children in public schools, sued for an injunction against the law.In Tuesday's decision, Judge DeGravelles wrote:"Each of the plaintiffs' minor children will be forced in every practical sense, through Louisiana's required attendance policy, to be a 'captive audience'"He also called the law "discriminatory and coercive".The state's Republican attorney general Liz Murrill says it will appeal.But a senior attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, Heather Weaver, is hopeful the court's ruling will stand: "If this case goes up on appeal that, we're confident that the judge's ruling will hold up. It's well-reasoned, it's thorough. It reflects the law that the Supreme Court has issued regarding this type of matter.""It's blatantly unconstitutional is what the court essentially found. It violates the establishment clause, which protects the separation of church and state, and it violates our clients' rights under the free exercise clause, which protects their right to exercise their faith and both decide what they believe without the government pressuring them."An appeal would go to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, widely considered among the most conservative federal appeals courts.Arizona State University professor of history Brooks Simpson says more states could be emboldened by the broader conservative push to adopt religious displays in schools."I think we can see measures like this contemplated, if not adopted, in states that have strong Republican support. Especially in areas where district court judges were appointed by Republican presidents."President-elect Donald Trump, a Republican, has supported 'bringing back prayer to our schools.'Conservatives are hopeful that the Supreme Court, with its now 6-3 conservative majority, can use the legal challenges to reconsider longstanding limits on religious expression in public schools.