Overview

• Senate Bill 10, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, requires every Texas public school classroom to display a conspicuous 16-by-20-inch poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments.
• Last week’s unanimous Fifth Circuit decision blocked a nearly identical Louisiana law as unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause, putting Texas in the same federal jurisdiction.
• Civil liberties groups including the ACLU, Freedom From Religion Foundation and Americans United for Separation of Church and State have vowed to file suit to halt the Texas mandate.
• Supporters argue the Ten Commandments reflect foundational American legal and moral principles rooted in the nation’s history.
• Legal experts predict the conflict could reach the Supreme Court, where the conservative majority may reconsider the 1980 Stone v. Graham precedent.