Supporters of the law claim that the Commandments are a historical document, shape the moral character of citizens; opponents say the law "crosses the line."

TEXAS, USA — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday instructed Texas public schools not impacted by a recent court ruling to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, in keeping with a new state law .

U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery said the Republican-led legislation that was signed into law in June by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott concerns the long-held principle of separation of church and state. In his opinion filed on Wednesday, he related his ruling to recent rulings in Arkansas and Louisiana, where judges also barred similar laws.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom

A federal judge issues a temporary block on a new Texas law mandating the display of Ten Commandments posters in public school classrooms.

The judge agreed with a group of multifaith and nonreligious families that Senate Bill 10, which mandates displays of the Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms,

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A new law went into effect September 1 requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. The law is being challenged in court. Here's where it stands.