UNDATED - As we begin a new month, several new laws take effect in Georgia, and one stems from a controversy in Barrow County regarding the Ten Commandments.
A bill allowing the commandments to be displayed in county courthouses was passed during the 2006 General Assemby's legislative session. The legislation allows the displays only if the commandments are displayed along side other historical documents.
The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit against Barrow County in September 2003 on behalf of ``John Doe,'' an anonymous resident who wanted a Ten Commandments display removed from a breezeway outside the Barrow County Courthouse. The county refused, prompting a nearly two-year legal battle that ended last July with the commandments being removed.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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September 2nd, 2025
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