💬 Opinion 11h ago · Damon Root

Texas Requires the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Every Classroom. SCOTUS May Decide If That's Constitutional.

Reason
Free market and libertarian perspectives
View Channel →
Texas Requires the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Every Classroom. SCOTUS May Decide If That's Constitutional.
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from passing any law "respecting the establishment of religion." Yet Texas has passed a law requiring every public school classroom in the state to prominently display the text of the Ten Commandments, as it appears in the King James version of the Bible. Does that state law violate the Establishment Clause?

Earlier this week, lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), representing a number of Texas families "of

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

📰
Suit Alleging Medical Establishment's Desire to Compel Doctors "to Toe the Line in All Matters Related to COVID …" Can Go Forward
Reason.com · 3h ago
David Wallace-Wells: The Politics of AI Are Shifting in Real Time
The Bulwark · 3h ago
The DSA Is Fully Aware Of The Horrors Of Socialism, But They Don’t Care As Long As They Get Power
The Federalist · 3h ago
📰
"Yes, I'm with … Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed
Reason.com · 3h ago
Trump Is Taking Credit for D.C.'s Crime Drop. Here's What the Data Say.
Reason.com · 3h ago
Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons
Reason.com · 4h ago