A veteran East Texas educator has resigned after refusing to comply with a new state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Johnnie Cotton, a longtime band ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Some community schools in Kern County may start displaying the Ten Commandments on school property, depending on the Kern County Board of Education’s decision in November.

A former band director at a Texas high school said he resigned after refusing to post the Ten Commandments in his classroom. Getty Images/iStockphoto A former school band director in Texas said he ...

Johnnie Cotton, former Carthage ISD band director, resigned this week, citing opposition to a new Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms. (Contributed ...

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CARTHAGE, Texas — A Carthage ISD band director said he resigned due to a newly passed law requiring the Ten Commandments to be put up in classrooms. Johnnie Cotton says he has been working in ...

A majority of the judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals have vacated a three-judge panel’s opinion that invalidated a Louisiana law mandating the Ten Commandments be posted in all public-school ...

A federal appeals court has vacated an earlier ruling against a Louisiana law that requires public schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments. In a brief per curiam opinion released Monday in ...

Welcome to Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season. The Jets are still winless after losing to the Broncos in London. The Chiefs bounced back with a win over the Lions. And the Buccaneers are shockingly at the ...

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With the 2025 NFL trade deadline upon us, Kevin Patra takes an updated look at what all 32 teams need to accomplish by 4 p.m. ET today, whether that means fixing urgent positional weaknesses or ...