Sixteen Texas families of multiple faiths and nonreligious backgrounds filed the case against multiple school districts across the state, asserting Senate Bill 10 violates the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment to the U.

The plaintiffs argue the mandate violates the First Amendment’s protections for religious freedom and the separation of church and state.

The group of Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist, Hindu and nonreligious families say mandating classroom displays of the Ten Commandments will