▁several ▁land mark ▁cases ▁against ▁the ▁state , ▁including ▁one ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁case ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁was ▁il leg ally ▁using ▁federal ▁money ▁to ▁promote ▁religion ▁in ▁its ▁ab st in ence - only ▁sex ▁education ▁programs . ▁He ▁ordered ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁stop ▁giving ▁money ▁to ▁individuals ▁or ▁organizations ▁that ▁" con vey ▁religious ▁messages ▁or ▁otherwise ▁advance ▁religion " ▁with ▁tax ▁dollars . ▁Judge ▁Por te ous ▁also ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁am ple ▁evidence ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁groups ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Program ▁on ▁Ab st in ence ▁were ▁" fur ther ing ▁religious ▁object ives ." ▁Those ▁who ▁supported ▁such ▁groups ▁object ed ▁to ▁his ▁r uling . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Por te ous ▁over turn ed ▁a ▁federal ▁ban ▁on ▁ra ve ▁par aph ernal ia ▁such ▁as ▁g low st icks , ▁pac ifiers , ▁and ▁dust ▁mask s , ▁originally ▁b anned ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁sub c ulture ' s ▁t ies ▁to ▁recre ational ▁dru gs ▁such ▁as ▁E c st asy , ▁after ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁successfully ▁claimed ▁the ▁ban ▁to ▁be ▁un const itution al . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁ruled ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁against ▁a ▁Louisiana ▁law ▁aim ed ▁at ▁b anning ▁the ▁second ▁trim ester ▁abort ion ▁procedure ▁known ▁as ▁int act ▁d ilation ▁and ▁extra ction . ▁ ▁Bank rupt cy ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0