WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following CAIR In the News wrap up on June 21, 2024: CAIR: New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts (https://apnews.com/article/ten-commandments-louisiana-schools-religion-99b86fff51932374993c45ab3f0555c9) - Associated Press Members of the Islamic Society of North America and the Council on American-Islamic Relations expressed concerns about the law. "Is it to h  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom from Religion Foundation announced today that they will file suit to challenge a new Louisiana law t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom from Religion Foundation announced today that they will file suit to challenge a new Louisiana law that requires all public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in ev  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 21 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom from Religion Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and Americans United for Separation of Church and State announced today that they will file suit to challenge a new Louisiana Ten Commandments law. Signed into law earlier today by Gov. Jeff Landry, HB 71 requires schools to display the Ten Commandment  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Heritage Action for America issued the following news release: Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million activists nationwide, including thousands of Louisianans, praised the Louisiana Legislature and Gov. Jeff Landry for passing and signing SB 313 and SB 388, bills that grant universal access to education savings accounts (ESAs) and bar illegal aliens from re-entering the state, respectively. Former Kansas Assistant Secretary of State and   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 22 -- The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry issued the following news release: Following final action by the governor on legislation from the 2024 Regular Session, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) acknowledged significant wins for the state's business community while noting disappointing outcomes on some crucial reform measures. "LABI entered this session focused on promoting the enactment of elements of our LA Driven agenda su  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 17 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Baton Rouge, LA - Employees at ADT Security Services across Louisiana have overwhelmingly voted to remove the Communication Workers of America (CWA) union from their workplace. ADT Security Services employee Jonathan Rentrop filed the decertification petition with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. Rentrop filed the petition on May 7 wi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 19 -- The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * Today, Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed HB 423 by Rep. Michael Melerine (R-Shreveport), which passed with widespread bipartisan support. LABI released the following statement on behalf of President and CEO Will Green. "The business community is deeply disappointed in the governor's veto today of HB 423. As we have said since its passage, HB 423 was a compromise b  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 20 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: Today, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed HB 71, which requires the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools and colleges that receive public funding. You can read a copy of the bill here (https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379435). "The Pelican State has rightly recognized the history and tradition of the Ten Commandments in the state," said Matt Krause, Of Counsel  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: NSSF(R), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, applauds Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry for signing SB 301, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, into law last week. This NSSF-supported law protects the privacy and sensitive financial information of people purchasing firearms and ammunition in The Pelican State. With Louisiana, there are now 16 states with laws that protect the Second Amend  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * A District Court Judge in Louisiana on June 17th issued a preliminary injunction against part of the final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Despite the generally accepted interpretation of the phrase "pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions" that appears in both PWFA and Title VII to include abortions, this Judge ruled that the EEOC exceeded the  more