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Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools
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· August 18, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points The petition was filed by families who object to the law. A petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court.
A petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court. The request is for the court to review a law. This law concerns the display of certain religious text in schools.
The petition was filed by families who object to the law. They are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups. A previous ruling by a lower court had upheld the law.
Further details about the case and the petition are available. The lower court ruling was made in April and was close, with a narrow margin.
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Category: schools Published: August 18, 2026 Source: Houston Public Media (NPR/PBS) Reading time: 1 min
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