Coverage dated August 19, 2025 to August 20, 2025

Judge blocks display of Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms

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Texas schools won't have to display Ten Commandments posters in their classrooms for now.

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ABC 7 Los Angeles
Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Aug 19, 2025
ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description
Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said.
FOX 4 Dallas
Judge temporarily blocks Texas’ Ten Commandments requirement in 11 school districts (opens FOX 4 Dallas)
Published Aug 19, 2025
FOX 4 Dallas's feed description
The attorneys challenging the new state law hope that other school districts won’t implement it after a federal judge found it unconstitutional.
Baptist News Global
Ruling coming soon on Texas Ten Commandments law (opens Baptist News Global)
Published Aug 19, 2025
Baptist News Global's feed description
A judge will issue a decision within two weeks on the constitutionality of a Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Texas school districts can't put the Ten Commandments in every classroom, judge says (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Aug 19, 2025
Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description
Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state's new requirement.
The Christian Post
Federal judge blocks Texas Ten Commandments law, calls Christianity one of the 'desert religions' (opens The Christian Post)
Published Aug 19, 2025
The Christian Post's feed description
A judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking a Texas law that would have mandated the display of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom.
Forbes
Texas Blocked From RequiringTen Commandments In Classrooms—For Now (opens Forbes)
Published Aug 19, 2025
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The law was slated to go into effect Sept. 1 after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed it in June.
CBS News
Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displayed in public school classrooms (opens CBS News)
Published Aug 19, 2025
CBS News's feed description
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, ruling it likely violates the First Amendment.
Common Dreams
Federal Court Blocks Texas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom (opens Common Dreams)
Published Aug 19, 2025
Common Dreams's feed description
In a victory for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today in Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, prohibiting the school district defendants from implementing a Texas law that requires all public elementary an…
Anchorage Daily News
Texas can’t order display of Ten Commandments in certain school districts’ classrooms, judge says (opens Anchorage Daily News)
Published Aug 19, 2025
Anchorage Daily News's feed description
A federal court has blocked a similar law in Louisiana, and a judge in Arkansas blocked four districts from putting up the posters. The issue is expected to eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
MyNorthwest
Texas can't require the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, judge says (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Aug 19, 2025
MyNorthwest's feed description
Texas cannot require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state’s new
The Guardian
Texas can’t require public schools to display Ten Commandments in class, judge rules (opens The Guardian)
Published Aug 19, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Law temporarily blocked after group sought preliminary injunction, saying it violated first amendment protections
Common Dreams
'Educating, Not Evangelizing': Court Rules Against Texas Ten-Commandments-In-Every-Classroom Law (opens Common Dreams)
Published Aug 19, 2025
Common Dreams's feed description
Federal judge strikes down Texas law mandating Ten Commandments in schools, ruling it violates First Amendment. Advocates praise decision.
Washington Examiner
Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring public schools to display Ten Commandments poster (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Aug 19, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed a bill in May mandating the display of the prominent Christian religious laws in public schools.
CNN
Judge rules that some Texas schools don’t have to display Ten Commandments in classrooms (opens CNN)
Published Aug 19, 2025
CNN's feed description
A federal judge has ruled that several Texas school districts do not need to comply with a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all classrooms.
FOX 4 Dallas
Judge blocks display of Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms (opens FOX 4 Dallas)
Published Aug 20, 2025
FOX 4 Dallas's feed description
Texas schools won't have to display Ten Commandments posters in their classrooms for now.
The Daily Signal
Federal Judge Stops Texas From Requiring Ten Commandments in School Classrooms (opens The Daily Signal)
Published Aug 20, 2025
The Daily Signal's feed description
A federal judge blocked a Texas law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, saying it likely violated the First Amendment.
Fox News
Federal judge blocks Texas public schools from displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 20, 2025
Fox News's feed description
Texas becomes latest red state to face setback as federal judge strikes down law mandating Ten Commandments in public school classrooms for religious favoritism
New Hampshire Union Leader
Federal judge temporarily blocks Ten Commandments law in some Texas school districts (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)
Published Aug 20, 2025
New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description
DALLAS — A federal judge ruled Wednesday to temporarily block a new Texas law requiring school districts to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
America Magazine
Federal judge blocks Texas 10 Commandments law from being enforced in some school districts (opens America Magazine)
Published Aug 20, 2025
America Magazine's feed description
A federal judge on Aug. 20 partially blocked Texas from enforcing a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, finding the law violated the First Amendment.
Religion News
Judge halts Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in schools (opens Religion News)
Published Aug 20, 2025
Religion News's feed description
(RNS) — ‘As a rabbi and public school parent, I welcome this ruling,’ Rabbi Mara Nathan, a plaintiff in the case, said in a statement.
Al Jazeera
US court blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in school classrooms (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Aug 20, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
Texas is the third state in the past month to see its requirement to display the commandments struck down in court.
Baptist News Global
Federal judge strikes down Texas Ten Commandments law (opens Baptist News Global)
Published Aug 20, 2025
Baptist News Global's feed description
The Ten Commandments will not be displayed in Texas public schools after a federal judge blocked the state’s new Ten Commandments law
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Texas 10 Commandments law blocked (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published Aug 20, 2025
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description
DALLAS -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday to temporarily block a new Texas law requiring school districts to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

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