US EditionFederal 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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Appeals court rules Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in class
Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools.
Conservative appeals court rules red state can force schools to post Ten Commandments
Texas can enforce a state law requiring public schools to display posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. A majority of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Texas officials’ favor after hearing arguments over the law in January. All 17…
Texas can require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules
Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools.
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Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules
A federal appeals court rules that Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, allowing posters of the religious doctrine to go up throughout the state.
Texas can require Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules
A divided U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Texas can require public schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments in every classroom, reversing a lower court judge who had blocked the law and marking a setback for parents who accused the Republican-led state of trampling their rights under the U.S. Constitution.
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