US EditionJudge Blocks Texas Ten Commandments Classroom Law for 11 School Districts
The injunction blocks Senate Bill 10, which mandated a specific Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms, citing likely First Amendment violations and potential religious coercion.
- U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued a temporary ruling on Wednesday blocking Texas from enforcing its new law that mandates the Ten Commandments be posted in every classroom within public schools in Houston, Austin, and several other areas.
- The ruling followed legal challenges by a diverse group of families and clergy who argue the law violates the First Amendment's separation of church and state, as a similar law in Louisiana was blocked in June.
- In a detailed 55-page ruling, the judge upheld the principle that public schools should focus on education rather than religious promotion, barring 11 school districts and their affiliates from displaying the mandated Ten Commandments signs.
- Tommy Buser-Clancy, a senior attorney with the ACLU of Texas, stated that the court’s decision represents a significant victory in safeguarding the religious liberties of Texas families from diverse backgrounds.
- The law goes into effect on Sept. 1, but the ruling blocks enforcement for now, marking the third state law of this kind to be stopped by courts, and the legal fight is expected to continue toward the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Plano ISD, 10 other Texas school districts temporarily blocked from displaying Ten Commandments
Texas' Senate Bill 10, which requires the commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in the state, is set to take effect Sept. 1. U.S. Judge Fred Biery, in a temporary injunction issued Wednesday, blocked several school districts in the Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio areas from following the new law.
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