July 2, 2024

Professor Emeritus Carl Esbeck publishes blog for Federalist Society on Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Statute

This summer, the governor of Louisiana signed into law House Bill No. 71, requiring all Louisiana K-12 public schools, charter schools, and state post-secondary institutions place in their classrooms a poster-size copy of the Ten Commandments (“10Cs”). Carl Esbeck, the R.B. Price Professor Emeritus and the Isabelle Wade & Paul C. Lyda Professor Emeritus, wrote a blog post about the new statute on the Federalist Society’s website. You can read his full article here: https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/louisiana-s-ten-commandments-statute-and-the-establishment-clause.

March 22, 2024

Professor Emeritus Carl Esbeck publishes Op-Ed on new federal regulations governing social service grants

Carl Esbeck, the R.B. Price Professor Emeritus and the Isabelle Wade & Paul C. Lyda Professor Emeritus, wrote an op-ed in Christianity Today examining new federal regulations on social service grants. In his article, Professor Esbeck argues against new Biden Administration regulations that demand the secularization of faith-based social service providers such as drug treatment centers. He argues that such regulations are contrary to the Establishment Cause of the First Amendment. I also provide suggested alternatives to the regulations that go into effect on April 4. Read the full article here: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/march-web-only/biden-administration-social-services-faith-based-rule-regul.html.