Court Greenlights Ten Commandments in Texas Schools

0:00A Federal Appeals Court just greenlit Texas to put up posters of the 10 Commandments in every public school classroom, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, with all 17 active judges weighing in, sided with the State Tuesday after a lower court had blocked the law. This stems from Senate Bill 10, passed by the Texas Legislature and signed by Governor Greg Abbott last June. It calls for donated posters at least 16 by 20 inches, hung visibly on walls, and clears the path for Louisiana to do the same after there, similar law. Families and civil rights groups, including the ACLU of Texas, sued to stop it, arguing it, pushes a Protestant version of the Commandments, favors, Christianity, and messes with parents' rights to guide their kids' beliefs. They say kids can't escape it since school is mandatory. It lowers counter that it's just a passive display with deep roots in American history, not coercion, especially since the Supreme Court ditched, in old tests for spotting religious

1:01endorsement. During arguments, judges grilled both sides on past rulings, like the Supreme Court's 1980 decision striking down similar displays. The fight's far from over, this could head straight to the Supreme Court, fueling the bigger clash over church and state and schools. From your city, powered by AI, this is California News Today.