In recent years, various proposals have emerged across the nation to display copies of the Ten Commandments in public settings, including schools. Many object to such suggestions, believing the Judiciary has determined such displays to be unconstitutional. While this was true over past decades, as a result of recent court decisions, that prohibition no longer exists. With this legal change, a brief overview of the original use of the Decalogue in public settings, its removal during the judicial activism of the 1970s and 1980s, and the new position taken by the Court will be useful.

To read the full brief on the history of the Ten Commandments in America’s public schools, click here.

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