Families Ask Supreme Court To Reject Texas Law That Requires Ten Commandments Classroom Displays
More than two dozen families say the law turns classrooms into religious instruction and ask the justices to review conflicting lower-court rulings.
- Earlier this week, the American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Court to block a Texas law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, representing two dozen families of diverse faiths who argue the mandate infringes on their religious freedom.
- Governor Greg Abbott signed the legislation in 2025, mandating the text appear in the King James version of the Bible; critics assert the state is editing sacred texts, creating a "religious curriculum designed to shape beliefs or subvert their parents' teaching."
- Families cite the 2025 Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling, which held that schools infringe on religious rights when they "substantially interfere with the religious development" of a child, arguing this directly contradicts the state's requirement for students to meditate on the text.
- Although District Judge Fred Biery issued a preliminary injunction against the law, the Fifth Circuit Court later ruled in favor of Texas, arguing the Supreme Court's Kennedy v. Bremerton decision invalidated previous Establishment Clause precedents.
- If the Supreme Court weighs in, the case could become the most significant separation-of-church-and-state litigation in years; Justice Clarence Thomas has previously argued that the Establishment Clause is a "federalism provision" that does not protect individual rights.
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Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a Supreme Court brief filed by Texas families, their attorneys argue that the law violates basic First Amendment principles governing the separation of church and state.
Court Clash Over Forced Faith In Schools
The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether Texas can force every public-school classroom to post the Ten Commandments, reviving a church-state fight with national stakes. Story Highlights Texas law orders a Ten Commandments display in every public-school classroom, with fixed size and text rules. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told districts the mandate...
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wbap.comACLU Takes Texas Ten Commandments Fight To Supreme Court
The ACLU and allied groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse federal appeals court rulings that upheld Texas’ law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms, pushing a constitutional fight that could affect similar laws nationwide. More than two dozen Texas families filed a joint petition Monday seeking review of two cases challenging Senate Bill 10: Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District and Cribbs R…
Families Ask Supreme Court To Reject Texas Law That Requires Ten Commandments Classroom Displays
More than two dozen families from a variety of faiths and school districts have challenged the Texas law that requires schools to post the state-approved version of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
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