Court rules Texas can require 10 Commandments in classrooms
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Divided court rules Texas can require public schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments in every classroom, reversing a lower judge's ruling.
The legal challenge centered on whether a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms violates the First Amendment. Families who sued say the rule pushes religion.
The closely divided ruling from the Fifth Circuit allows the state's 2025 law to stand, requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in a "conspicuous" place in every classroom. But inside those classrooms, a quieter, more unconventional response is taking shape.
The Democrats running for Texas Attorney General are taking aim at two high-profile state laws approved by Republicans last year. Former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski and State Senator Nathan Johnson of Dallas are vying for their party's nomination during the primary runoff on May 26.