BREAKING! “Amateur Hour” Group Sues Ten Commandments Law
Austin, TX – June 25, 2025: A little known Dallas organization called Next Generation Action Network has filed a lawsuit against the new Texas Ten Commandments law this week. The main plaintiff suing is Dominque Alexander, who is listed as the founder of Next Generation Action Network on the organization’s website, an organization that recently supported the “No Kings” protests.
Surprisingly the lawsuit was not filed by the ACLU, even though for weeks the ACLU has said that they were going to file a lawsuit against this new state law. The timing of the lawsuit seems premature and out of place because the law does not go into effect until September 1.
Jonathan Saenz, President and Attorney for Texas Values, released the following statement:
“This amateur hour lawsuit, by some organization that seems to focus a lot on chasing headlines, has no chance of success in Texas. I’m wondering if even the ACLU was aware of this lawsuit and how they feel about some other group stealing their thunder.”
Texas Values was the main state organization that advocated and rallied for support of the Texas 10 Commandments law passage.
The new law was signed by Governor Greg Abbott on Saturday, June 21.
Recent legal arguments against the law by groups like the ACLU are based on an outdated Supreme Court case, Stone v. Graham (1980), which is no longer the controlling case or precedent on this issue because the Kennedy v. Bremerton (2022) overturned the Lemon v. Kurtzman standard and returned to a more respectful and historical analysis on religious Establishment Clause cases. The Supreme Court has made it clear that displays of historical words, symbols, and documents like “In God We Trust” and the Ten Commandments are constitutional, even if they have a connection to religion. The phrase “In God We Trust” is displayed in all Texas public schools after recent state laws and has not been challenged in court.
Texas Values stands shoulder to shoulder with partner organizations such as First Liberty Institute prepared to defend SB 10 against any court challenges brought against it.
Members of Texas Values law and policy team are available for comment. Please email Ashley at media@txvalues.org or call/text 737-314-2450 (m).
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