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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ten Commandments Law

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday narrowly upheld a Texas law that
requires public schools to display posters of the Ten Commandments in
classrooms. 

By 9-to-8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that
the law does not violate the separation of church and state, reversing
two lower court decisions. The court also ruled the measure does not
restrict parents’ right to direct their children’s religious upbringing. 

“Students are neither catechized on the Commandments nor taught to adopt
them,” the ruling said. “Nor are teachers commanded to proselytize
students who ask about the displays or contradict students who disagree
with them.” 

Since Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a law in 2025 mandating the
religious displays, families of various faith backgrounds have
challenged it, arguing that the law amounted to state endorsement of
religion. The law was passed amid a broader conservative push to infuse
Christianity into public schools, and several other Republican-led
states have passed similar laws. 

The organizations representing the 15 Texas families who filed the
lawsuit said in a statement that they were disappointed in the decision
and planned to ask the Supreme Court to reverse it. 

The Texas law mandates the displays in a “conspicuous” location in each
classroom on a typeface visible from anywhere in the room. The posters
must be at least 16 inches wide and 20 inches tall and must include the
text of a particular version of the Ten Commandments. Schools are not
required to purchase the posters, but they must accept donations of
them. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/appeals-court-upholds-texas-ten-com
mandments-law.html 

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