Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill would like to thank Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman for leading a multistate coalition in support of Louisiana’s law related to Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms. General Coleman was joined by 17 other states in a filing before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Those other states are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

"I'd like to thank Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman for leading this multi-state brief in support of our Ten Commandments law in Louisiana," said Attorney General Murrill.

“From our founding documents to the establishment of the rule of law in the United States, the Ten Commandments’ influence on American history is undeniable,” said Attorney General Coleman. “I am proud to support Attorney General Liz Murrill and Louisiana in the effort to preserve our shared history and educate future generations.”

"The [Supreme] Court [previously] pointed out the obvious: Acknowledgements on public property of the role played by the Ten Commandments in our Nation’s heritage are common throughout America. In fact, the Court noted that the Ten Commandments are displayed several places in its own building… The Supreme Court’s building is no exception when compared to other government buildings in our Nation’s capital. The Supreme Court later affirmed that [in previous cases] no Member of the Court thought that these depictions of the Ten Commandments are unconstitutional,” read the brief.

Read the brief here.