Judge rules that some Texas schools don’t have to display Ten Commandments in classrooms

(CNN) — A federal judge has ruled that several Texas school districts do not need to comply with a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all classrooms.

The colorful 55-page opinion issued Wednesday by US District Judge Fred Biery is the latest court victory in a series of legal challenges to laws that have been enacted in three southern states over the last year that require public schools to display the Ten Commandments.

“Even though the Ten Commandments would not be affirmatively taught, the captive audience of students likely would have questions, which teachers would feel compelled to answer. That is what they do,” Biery wrote.

The judge – who was appointed by Bill Clinton – skewered the controversial law, known as S.B. 10, concluding that it’s likely uncon