FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A federal judge has now issued a preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit aiming to stop Act 573, which would require Arkansas public schools to display the Ten Commandments.

On Monday, August 4, 2025, U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks issued the preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit against Act 573 .

This now prohibits Fayetteville School District No. 1 from implementing the law that would require all public schools to show a government-chosen protestant version of the Ten Commandments in each library and classroom.

About two months ago, multiple Arkansas families filed a lawsuit to block the law from going into effect, where they alleged that Act 573 "violates longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent and the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment."

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