Act573 of Arkansas (SB433) is a law that requires the display of the Ten Commandments in all public schools and local government buildings. It was introduced by Senate Jim Dotson and was signed into law by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on April14, 2025.10 Commandments now in Arkansas classrooms by lawSB433 Bill Information - Arkansas State Legislature The law is similar to others in Oklahoma and Louisiana, the latter of which was blocked by a federal judge in November 2024.Federal judge blocks Louisiana's Ten Commandments law in public schools - NBC News
In August 2025, enforcement of the law was blocked by federal judge Timothy L. Brooks in the Western District of Arkansas.
Lawsuit
On June 11, 2025, seven families sued in the U.S District Court for the Western District of Arkansas arguing that the law went against their faith and that there is no long history of displaying the ten commandments in public schools in the United States. The lawsuit is backed by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State.ACLU, parents sue Fayetteville schools over Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments be displayed in schools - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
In August, the federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Timothy L. Brooks, blocked the law from being enforced, stating the reason the law was written was "most likely because the state is part of a coordinated strategy among several states to inject Christian religious doctrine".
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