This Day in Alaska History-January 4th, 1945
‘Strong Message to Christian Nationalists’: Judge Blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments Law
Image-The Conversation screengrab[/caption] A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Louisiana law requiring every public school classroom in the state to display, in large font, a Protestant version of the Ten Commandments—a mandate that the new ruling characterizes as plainly unconstitutional. The decision by U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Judge John deGravelles, an […]
This Day in Alaska History-September 28th, 1907
‘Dangerous’: Judge Blocks Student Debt Relief Rule That Doesn’t Exist Yet
“Opponents of democracy are terrified that they will lose again at the ballot box in November and are rushing to right-wing judges to hamstring democratic governance,” said one observer. A Republican-appointed U.S. federal judge in Georgia raised eyebrows and objections Thursday after taking what observers called the “unprecedented” step of blocking a rule that hasn’t […]