A federal judge has ordered a dozen Texas public school districts to remove displays of the Ten Commandments from their classrooms by December, saying that a state law requiring such displays violates the U.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is calling a federal judge’s order a “win for religious freedom” after Judge Orlando L. Garcia issued a preliminary injunction requiring certain Texas public school districts to remove displays of the Ten Commandments.

The judge said Texas’s mandate exposes students to unwanted religious pressure, likely violating the First Amendment.

Federal judges halted Texas’ new congressional map and blocked its Ten Commandments law, dealing Abbott two swift legal setbacks.

Senate Bill 10 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in late June of this year, just one day after a similar law in Louisiana was deemed unconstitutional. The law took effect September first, requiring schools to accept posters or framed copies of the Ten Commandments and display them “in a conspicuous place” in classrooms.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the U.S. Tennis Association Texas League over possible transgender participation in women's matches.

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