Christina Van Waasbergen

(CN) — A federal judge issued an order Wednesday temporarily blocking 11 Texas school districts from complying with a new state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, finding the law likely violates the First Amendment.

Senate Bill 10, which Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed in June and is set to take effect Sept. 1, requires Texas public schools to conspicuously display a 16-by-20-inch poster of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The law requires the commandments to be written in legible text and match a version of the religious text found on a monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol. School districts may use their own funds to purchase the displays or accept donated displays.

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