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ACLU asks high court to review TX Ten Commandments mandate

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The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Court on Monday to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, arguing the mandate violates students' and parents' First Amendment rights.

The petition asks the justices to take up two challenges to Senate Bill 10, which was enacted in 2025 and requires Texas public schools to display a state-selected version of the Ten Commandments permanently and conspicuously in classrooms from kindergarten through 12th grade.

More than two dozen families from a range of religious and nonreligious backgrounds are challenging the mandate across 22 Texas school districts. They are represented by the ACLU, ACLU of Texas, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, with Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett serving as pro bono counsel.

[dek/description: "The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upheld the requirement in April, but the ACLU said it violates the First Amendment."]