News Brief: New Ten Commandments Law, Firefighters’ COVID Vaccine Case, Social Security Payment Scam

Published on June 20, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to the Epoch Times News Brief for Thursday, June 20, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, great to have you with us today, and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover. Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments law is a first in the nation, a federal judge says medical accommodations don’t apply to one particular procedure, and there’s more fallout regarding previous COVID-19 mandates. The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding overtime pay—and beware of Social Security payment scams. We’ll get to each of these stories coming up, but first, Louisiana is now the first state in the nation with a law requiring that the Ten Commandments be prominently displayed at all public schools and colleges....

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