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Federal judge rules law requiring display of Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled that Texas' law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The measure adds the Ten Commandments to a list of 'historical documents' Ohio schools may display, raising questions from Democrats about church-state separation.
The new law, which requires schools display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, took effect Sept. 1 and has faced a number of legal challenges.
Federal judge orders Conroe ISD, 13 other Texas school districts to remove Ten Commandments displays
The battle over Ten Commandments displays in Texas schools continues to play out in the courts, with both sides firing shots today.
Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Round Rock and Leander school districts in the 425th District Court of Williamson County for the districts' “open refusal to comply with” Texas' Senate Bill 10. The law is currently enjoined in a number of small school districts because of ongoing litigation.
Galveston ISD says it is not reversing its decision to keep Ten Commandments posters out of classrooms, even though the Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit. The state sued the district for not following a new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom.
The district was sued earlier this month by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton because it's not complying with Senate Bill 10. Federal judges have blocked 25 other Texas school districts from displaying the commandments,