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As disputes rage on over religion’s place in public schools, the Ten Commandments have become a focal point. At least a dozen states have considered proposals that would require classrooms to post the ...

A state law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom has already divided Texas schools. Now a federal ...

Debbie Leimback displays one of the hundreds of Ten Commandments posters she was preparing to deliver to local public schools in New Braunfels, Texas, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (Credit: Eric Gay/AP.) ...

The polarizing court battle over Texas' Ten Commandments display law has reignited the debate over religion in public schools. Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office is defending the requirement, ...

Jackson County High School posts the Ten Commandments in the front hall of the school, shown here, and in every classroom, in Jackson County, Kentucky, on March 29, 2000. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, a ...

The Collier County Commission voted 4-1 to display the Ten Commandments alongside other historical documents in county buildings. The decision followed a heated debate, with opponents citing ...

Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have all passed laws -- now on hold -- to mandate the biblical laws' display in classrooms. mtcurado/iStock via Getty Images Plus All three laws have been at least ...

All three laws have been at least partially blocked – most recently Texas’ law – after federal trial court rulings. But the ongoing cases seem aimed at overturning a 45-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ...