Federal judge permanently blocks Arkansas Ten Commandments school display law

U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks permanently blocked Arkansas Act 1006 on March 18, 2026, which had required the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom and library. Brooks ruled the law violated the First Amendment Establishment Clause, writing that nothing justified hanging the Ten Commandments in a calculus or chemistry class. The ACLU of Arkansas brought the suit on behalf of six school districts. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced plans to appeal.