A federal appeals court on Monday vacated an earlier ruling that struck down Louisiana's controversial law requiring public schools and colleges to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms, setting the stage for a new round of arguments in the high-stakes case.

In June, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law is "plainly unconstitutional" and cannot be enforced. But in a Monday evening order, the court agreed to a request by Louisiana for the full 5th Circuit to rehear the case , nullifying the earlier ruling.

The decision by a majority of judges on the court to reconsider the case could lead to a very different outcome than the panel's ruling. Two of the three judges on the panel were appointed by Democrats, while 12 of 17 active judges on

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