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Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Louisiana's top lawyer explains her defense of three controversial new laws
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In a wide-ranging interview with WGNO's Susan Roesgen, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill explained her defense of three controversial new state laws. One is the state law the requires local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to identify and detain illegal immigrants. That law, however, contradicts a federal consent decree which governs the operations of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. The consent decree mandates that the OPSO must refuse to cooperate with ICE unless an illegal immigrant has committed a violent crime like rape or murder. Warming center to open in Jefferson Parish ahead of cold weather Murrill announced on Thursday (Feb. 13), that she is taking legal action to force the OPSO to comply with the state law. Another controversial state law involves the legislature's ban of two drugs that can be used to induce an abortion. Murrill is demanding the extradition of a New York doctor who prescribed one of the drugs to a Louisiana woman, who then allegedly forced her pregnant teenager to take the drug. New York Governor Kathy Hocul has refused the extradition order, setting up a stalemate between the two states. The third state law discussed by Murrill requires that the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom, from kindergarten through college. The law also requires that a separate display, purporting to show the Commandments' influence in American history, be posted as well. Murrill says that the separate display was conceived by legislators to meet a precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court in similar cases. $50K Powerball tickets sold in Southeast Louisiana As to the question of whether or not she agrees with the laws, Murrill deferred to her role with the state. '(It) is not my job to decide that I don't like a law,' Murrill said. 'It's to presume that the law is Constitutional, and to defend the law.' You can watch Murrill's interview in the video above.$10K Mega Millions tickets sold in Metairie, Marrero Jury finds A$AP Rocky not guilty in felony assault trial JFK Presidential Library closes amid Trump federal worker culling Brutal polar vortex cold shutters Midwest schools, breaks North Dakota record Father-son duo survives night in Utah wilderness after finding 'miracle' backpack Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Georgia lawmakers discuss proposal to display Ten Commandments in public schools
A north Georgia lawmaker wants to require every public school in Georgia to display the Ten Commandments, in three separate locations at each school. Channel 2′s Richard Elliot was at the State Capitol with how some Democratic lawmakers say the proposal violates the separation of church and state. The bill's sponsor says school kids need the example of the Ten Commandments in their lives, while the bill's opponents say they respect the lawmaker's faith but think the bill is inappropriate. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'Our country was founded on biblical Christian values,' Rep. Emory Dunahoo (R-Gillsville) said. The Republican lawmaker said he's tired of seeing what he calls a moral decay inside the state's public schools. That's why he wrote a bill that would require schools to have the Ten Commandments in three places around the building, at the main entrance, the entrance to the school library and the entrance to the school cafeteria. TRENDING STORIES: GA lawmakers file bill to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools After Young Thug trial, Georgia lawmakers introduce bill to limit use of lyrics, art in court cases Lawmakers propose adding pets to Georgia family, dating violence protective orders Dunahoo said that given the recent trouble at schools around Georgia, including the shooting at Apalachee High School in September by 14-year-old Colt Gray that left four dead and nine injured, he thinks students need the Commandments' example. 'Every day in our schools, we're having shootings, having drugs, we're having all types of stuff here,' Dunahoo said. 'To me, it's just a moral value of people at home, do not see good things in their lives and can come here and they can build a foundation.' However, those pushing back against the bill think it's the wrong direction. 'I believe that this bill is inappropriate,' State Senator Nabilah Islam Parkes (D-Duluth) said. Islam Parkes is just one of a handful of Muslim lawmakers in the Georgia General Assembly. She says she's 100% for the freedom of religion and supports religious studies, but thinks Dunahoo's proposal is a clear violation of the separation of church and state, and nothing more than political posturing. 'I just think the bill is a distraction,' Islam Parkes said. 'There's so much more that we could be doing.' She said those other things include expanding Medicaid in Georgia and providing more funding to the education system. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
