Latest 10 Commandment Lawsuit: Three Houston Moms Say Law Violates Constitution
The mothers say the law burdens their religious freedom and parental rights, and they seek a temporary restraining order before the new school year.
- On Thursday, three Houston mothers—Audrey Nath, Sanjam Kaur Sohal, and Emily Roth—filed a lawsuit in Harris County to block Senate Bill 10, which mandates displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
- Unlike previous federal challenges, this suit argues the mandate violates the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Parental Rights Amendment, which guarantee parents control over their children's upbringing.
- Nath, Sohal, and Roth contend the posters exclude students from different religious backgrounds; their children attend schools in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Houston ISD, and Spring Branch ISD.
- Judge Nathan Milliron scheduled a hearing in the 165th District Court for Friday to consider the mothers' request for a temporary restraining order to block the law's enforcement.
- Federal courts previously upheld Senate Bill 10, with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling the statute did not violate the U.S. Constitution or First Amendment, prompting this state-level legal pivot.
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The Independent
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Telemundo Dallas (39)
HOUSTON, Texas – Three mothers from the Houston area filed a lawsuit to try to curb the law that requires exhibiting the Ten Commandments in all of Texas’ public school halls. The lawsuit was filed in a Harris County court against the State of Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Education Commissioner and Houston ISD (HISD) School Districts, Cypress-Fairbanks (Cy-Fair) ISD and Spring Branch ISD. The plaintiffs request that a judge issue a tempor…
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