Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools
Summary
Civil rights groups have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The law was upheld by a federal appeals court, but challengers argue it violates the First Amendment, which separates church and state.Key Facts
- The Texas law requires public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, taken from the King James Bible.
- The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 9-8 to uphold the law in April 2025.
- Civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn this ruling.
- The challengers say the law forces religious messages on students, violating the First Amendment.
- Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed the law, which started in September 2024.
- The 5th Circuit previously reversed a lower court blocking some Texas school districts from putting up the posters.
- The law only requires classrooms to display the posters if they are donated.
- Similar laws have been passed in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama since 2024.
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