Texas 10 Commandments School Law Upheld, Setting Stage For Supreme Court

Hacker said the 5th Circuit ruling makes clear that the establishments of religion “historically involved coercion: mandatory church attendance, enforced religious taxes, and legal penalties for noncompliance

“By contrast, simply displaying a religious text on a classroom wall bears no resemblance to these practices,” he added.

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation are all being charged.