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Texas to Defend Law Requiring Schools to Post Ten Commandments. Here’s What to Know.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals weighs constitutional challenges as nearly 4,300 Texas schools have received Ten Commandments posters, with enforcement currently blocked in multiple districts.
- On Tuesday the 5th U.S. Circuit will hear arguments en banc with all 17 active judges on Senate Bill 10 and the Louisiana Ten Commandments law .
- Senate Bill 10, passed in 2025 and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott last June, requires donated posters at least 16 by 20 inches in public school classrooms, with supporters citing their historical significance.
- Coalition Restore American Schools says donated posters have reached about 4,300 Texas schools, with about 5,100 from Rebecca Smith-Nash and 1,350 from Lorne Liechty; Johnnie Cotton resigned, saying `That was a line I was unwilling to cross`, Cotton said.
- Federal judges have blocked enforcement in 24 districts, 16 families and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas sued 11 districts, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks en banc review and sues noncompliant districts.
- The 5th Circuit is widely viewed as conservative, with 12 judges nominated by Republican presidents; a 1980 U.S. Supreme Court decision found Ten Commandments displays unconstitutional, but Paxton's office argues recent changes affect this precedent.
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Texas to defend law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
Arguments in the latest battle over the separation of church and state will be heard Tuesday in a Louisiana federal courtroom where a law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed at public schools is being challenged on constitutional grounds
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Texas to defend law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments
A federal appeals court will hear arguments in lawsuits seeking to block Texas and Louisiana from requiring classroom displays of the Ten Commandments.
·San Antonio, United States
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