Texas Families Petition Supreme Court to Overturn Law Mandating Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Civil liberties groups, representing several Texas families, have filed a legal request with the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's decision that permits the state to require the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. This action challenges Texas Senate Bill 10, passed last year by Republican lawmakers, which mandates poster-sized displays of the religious doctrine. The families involved, who come from diverse religious and nonreligious backgrounds including Baha’ism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, and Unitarian Universalism, argue that the law violates the separation of church and state. A federal district judge initially found the law unconstitutional, citing the First Amendment's religious freedom principles. However, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals narrowly reversed this ruling in April, asserting that Texas lawmakers could require such displays. The current petition to the Supreme Court, known as a writ of certiorari, seeks to challenge this appellate decision, h... 
