Civil liberties groups ask Supreme Court to hear Texas Ten Commandments case
Civil liberties groups petitioned the Supreme Court to review a Texas law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms, after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law in a 9-8 decision that overturned a lower court. More than a dozen Texas families of multiple faiths sued, arguing the statute violates the First Amendment establishment clause, and they are represented by the ACLU, the ACLU of Texas and Americans United. The case could become a major test of religious displays in public education and influence similar state laws.
The 5th Circuit upheld Texas's classroom Ten Commandments law
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A federal appeals court upheld the Texas law by a 9-8 vote. Civil liberties groups asked the Supreme Court to review it. The court may soon decide whether to hear the case.
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