A federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama has blocked an Arkansas law that would require the Ten Commandments be displayed at public schools.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks issued a preliminary injunction Monday, stating that Act 573, which was set to take effect Tuesday, was “plainly unconstitutional,” violating the establishment and free exercise clauses of the First Amendment.

“Why would Arkansas pass an obviously unconstitutional law?” Brooks wrote in a 36-page ruling. “Most likely because the State is part of a coordinated strategy among several states to inject Christian religious doctrine into public-school classrooms.

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