The ruling came less than two weeks before the law is set to go into effect on Sept. 1.

U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery said the law is "likely to burden Plaintiffs' exercise of their sincere religious or nonreligious beliefs in substantial ways."

A federal judge has temporarily blocked several Texas school districts from enforcing a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery’s Aug. 20 ruling came less than two weeks before the Texas law, known as SB10, is set to go into effect on Sept. 1 . The Texas attorney general has vowed to appeal.

The plaintiffs, a group of both religious and nonreligious families represented by organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Sepa

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