Overview
- The court vacated the June panel ruling that had declared the law plainly unconstitutional.
- All 17 active judges will reconsider Roake v. Brumley in an en banc proceeding.
- House Bill 71 requires 11-by-14-inch posters using a specified Protestant translation to be displayed in every public K–12 and college classroom.
- State defendants argue prior decisions relied on outdated precedent and misread Kennedy v. Bremerton, according to filings reported by Reuters.
- Plaintiffs say the injunction remains in effect and note similar laws in Texas and Arkansas are also on hold during litigation.