By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! The future of Arkansas’ law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in the classroom is in the hands of a three-judge panel. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges heard arguments about whether the law can be enforced in six Arkansas districts. You can find more Arkansas government and politics news on the Advocate site here.
The Ten Commandments were on display in a classroom in the Conway School District in August 2025 in adherence to a state law requiring the religious display in taxpayer-funded public buildings, including school classrooms. A federal judge ordered them to be removed. (Screenshot from court documents)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Antoinette Grajeda
A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow six Arkansas school districts to enforce a 2025 state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in all public school classrooms.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City on Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By DC Bureau
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington is surrounded by the press as he leaves the courthouse earlier this month following the conclusion of deliberations for the sixth day in the trial of Lindsay Clancy in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Clancy pleaded not guilty to murdering her three young children, with her attorneys arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and did not receive adequate mental health care despite seeking treatment and support. (Photo by CJ Gunther/Getty Images)
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