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Students work under posters of the Ten Commandments and the Bill of Rights in a high school classroom in Kyle, Texas, on Oct. 16, 2025. AP Photo/Eric Gay

3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court

Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton and Lydia Artz, University of Dayton

New laws mandating the Ten Commandments’ display in schools have faced lawsuits in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
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

3 states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school – banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court

Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton and Lydia Artz, University of Dayton

Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas are testing a Supreme Court precedent barring displays of the Ten Commandments’ display in public school classrooms.

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