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Federal court upholds Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in public classrooms
The court said the displays are educational and not coercive, setting up a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- On Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, ruling the mandate does not violate the First Amendment.
- The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 10 in 2025, with Gov. Greg Abbott signing it into law last June, requiring schools to display donated posters measuring at least 16 by 20 inches in visible classroom spaces.
- Representing 18 families, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit arguing the law violates the First Amendment by forcing children to "observe and venerate" a state-mandated religious text.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called the "separation of church and state" a "bogus claim," while the court ruled that Senate Bill 10 requires no religious exercise or observance from students.
- The decision could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled public displays of the Ten Commandments unconstitutional in 1980, creating potential conflict with the Fifth Circuit's ruling.
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The Texas Government won a major legal battle on Tuesday, after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed the constitutionality of a state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom, rejecting the arguments of those who argued that the rule violates the separation between the church and the state. “The foundation of Western law and morality belongs to our classrooms. Texas represents the faith, freedom and …
Texas classrooms can display Ten Commandments: Appeals court
A federal appeals court ruled that Texas can require public schools in the state to display the Ten Commandments in their classrooms. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upheld the state’s Senate Bill 10, which calls for Texas’s public elementary or secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in each school classroom, starting in the 2025-2026 school year. In the lawsuit, Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District,…
Federal appeals court upholds Texas’ Ten Commandments law. What does it mean for Louisiana?
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called the Texas law constitutional. The court previously allowed a similar Louisiana law to take effect, but did not rule on that law’s constitutionality.
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