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Federal Judge Blocks Texas Ten Commandments Classroom Mandate

The ruling invokes the First Amendment's Establishment Clause to pause implementation during ongoing litigation.

Dans une école au Texas (photo d’illustration).
Un juge bloque une loi texane imposant que les Dix commandements figurent dans les écoles

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued a preliminary injunction on August 20, preventing the statute from taking effect on September 1.
  • In a 55-page opinion, he found the requirement likely unconstitutional for taking sides on theological questions and officially favoring Christian denominations.
  • The court concluded that compulsory displays would likely send an exclusionary and spiritually burdensome message to students who brought the case.
  • Plaintiffs and civil-liberties advocates, including Rabbi Mara Nathan and Americans United's Rachel Laser, praised the decision as safeguarding students' religious freedom.
  • The dispute fits a wider trend, following a federal block of a similar Louisiana law and echoing a 1980 Supreme Court ruling, with related efforts such as Oklahoma's Bible instruction order also facing challenges.