Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules
Summary
A U.S. appeals court ruled that Texas can require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, deciding that the law does not violate the First Amendment. The ruling supports efforts to include more religion in schools and may lead to a future Supreme Court case.Key Facts
- The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be shown in public school classrooms.
- The court said the law does not break the First Amendment, which protects religious freedom and forbids government-established religion.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton praised the decision as a victory for Texas and its moral values.
- Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union opposed the law, saying it violates the separation of church and state.
- The ruling overturned a lower court decision that had blocked the law.
- About two dozen Texas school districts had been stopped from posting the Ten Commandments by previous court orders.
- The Texas law became effective on September 1 and is the largest effort in the U.S. to post the Ten Commandments in public schools.
- A similar law in Louisiana was also cleared by the 5th Circuit Court in February.
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