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Frank S. Ravitch

Frank S. Ravitch

Frank S. Ravitch is a professor of law & Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion at Michigan State University.

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Some Louisiana schools will receive posters with the motto “In God We Trust” written in Arabic to be placed in classrooms to comply with a new Louisiana law. (Image courtesy of Chaz Stevens)

Louisiana’s ‘In God We Trust’ law tests limits of religion in public schools

By: - October 30, 2023

When Louisiana passed a law in August 2023 requiring public schools to post “In God We Trust” in every classroom – from elementary school to college – the author of the bill claimed to be following a long-held tradition of displaying the national motto, most notably on U.S. currency. But even under recent Supreme Court […]