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89th Regular Session
SB 10 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. 125
Laws & Rules
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Arkansas Code act 573, Regarding the display of the national motto and the Ten Commandments, and for other purposes. (Link Type: Other State Law)
See: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FACT573.pdf
By Arkansas State Legislature
Publication Date: April 14, 2025
   
Louisiana Statutes 2024 R.S. act no. 676, To provide for the display of certain historical documents (Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, Northwest Ordinance, and Ten Commandments required on display in schools). (Link Type: Other State Law)
See: https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1382697
By Louisiana State Legislature
Publication Date: June 19, 2024
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Legal Documents
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State of Texas v. Galveston Independent School District, et. al.; State of Texas’ original petition and application for injunctive relief (No. 25-CV-2117, suing Galveston ISD for voting against displaying Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; SB 10, 89th R.S.). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
See: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Petition_1.pdf
By 122nd Judicial District Court of Galveston County, Texas
Publication Date: November 7, 2025
  7
State of Texas v. Round Rock Independent School District, et al.; State of Texas' original petition and application for injunctive relief (No. 25-3303-C425, claims of open refusal by Round Rock and Leander ISDs to comply with displaying the Ten Commandments in classroom as required by SB 10, 89th R.S.). (Link Type: Texas Court Case)
See: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Round%20Rock%20Leander%2010%20...
By 425th Judicial District Court of Williamson County, Texas
Publication Date: November 13, 2025
  4
Darcy Roake, et al., v. Cade Brumley, et al.; Ruling and order (No. 3:24-cv-00517, finding Louisiana's 2024 HB 71 / Act. 676, requiring the display of Ten Commandments in public schools, unconstitutional). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/11/LA-10c-Opinion.pdf
By U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Publication Date: November 12, 2024
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Rabbi Mara Nathan, on behalf of herself and her minor child, et al., v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, et al.; Order concerning plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction and defendants' motion to dismiss (No. 5:25-cv-00756, temporarily blocking Texas school districts from implementing SB 10, 89th R.S.; Ten Commandments in public school classrooms). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://ffrf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Texas-10C-Opinion.pdf
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division
Publication Date: August 20, 2025
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Rabbi Mara Nathan, on behalf of herself and on behalf of her minor child, M.N., et al., v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, et al.; Per curiam order on motion for initial hearing en banc (No. 25-50695, scheduling en banc hearing for January 2026; SB 10, 89th R.S., display of Ten Commandments in classrooms). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.226084/gov.uscourts.ca5.226084.82.1.pdf
By U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Publication Date: October 28, 2025
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Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, et al. v. Comal Independent School District, et al., Order (No. 5:25-cv-01181, granting the motion for preliminary injunction, SB 10, 89th R.S., display of Ten Commandments in public school classrooms). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172865472/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172865472.68...
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division
Publication Date: November 18, 2025
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Samantha and Jonathan Stinson b/n/f A.R.S. and A.W.S., et al., v. Fayetteville School District No. 1, et al.; Temporary restraining order (No. 5:25-cv-05127, finding Arkansas act 573, 2025 Session unconstitutional; Ten Commandments in public classrooms). (Link Type: Federal Court Case)
See: https://www.acluarkansas.org/app/uploads/2025/06/Lakeside-TRO.pdf
By U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division
Publication Date: October 24, 2025