MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 12 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: In a victory for a religious freedom coalition that includes the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today prohibiting implementation of a Louisiana law requiring all public schools to permanently display a government-approved, Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. In the Rev. Roake v. Brumley  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- 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: BATON ROUGE, LA In a victory for religious freedom, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today in Rev. Roake v. Brumley, prohibiting implementation of a Louisiana law that requires all public schools to permanently display a g  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: New Orleans, Louisiana--November 12, 2024--The International Trademark Association (INTA) today announced its next Think Tank, established to explore what a what novel intellectual property (IP) rights might look like if we were to wipe the slate clean and design new IP rights based on current and near-future global dynamics. The initiative comes as emerging technologies like artificial intelligence  more

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 15 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following statement: * * * New Orleans, LA--Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an administrative stay, blocking the district court's attempt to enjoin Louisiana's Ten Commandments law. The following statement may be attributed to David Hacker, Vice President of Litigation and Senior Counsel for First Liberty Institute: "We are hopeful that the Fifth Circuit will reverse the lower court and uphold Louisi  more