Breaking! Fifth Circuit Rules on LA Ten Commandments Law

Austin, TX. – February 20, 2026: Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on the constitutionality of the Louisiana Ten Commandments law, reversing a preliminary injunction against it, allowing Ten Commandments posters in public school classrooms. See the decision here. 

Jonathan Saenz, President & Attorney for Texas Values, released the following statement:

“The appeals court got it right by allowing the Louisiana Ten Commandments law to go into effect. We are confident the appeals court will soon rule in favor of the Texas Ten Commandments law as well.”

The Texas Ten Commandments law requires Ten Commandments posters that have been donated to a school to be posted in public school classrooms. The Louisiana law has similar requirements. Both laws have faced legal challenges from the ACLU and other organizations.

Texas Values filed a friend of the court legal amicus brief on behalf of Texas State Senator Phil King and Texas State Representative Candy Noble (the legislators who authored and championed the passage of the Texas Ten Commandments law in 2025) supporting the Texas Ten Commandments law at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The legal amicus brief filed by Texas Values can be found here.

Texas Values is one of the leading organizations working to protect the Texas Ten Commandments Law in order to remind students of our country’s history and of the Ten Commandments’ profound influence on the development of western legal systems. To learn more, visit TenCommandmentsTexas.com. 

Texas Values law and policy team members are available for comment. To set up an interview, please email Ashley at media@txvalues.org or call 737-314-2450 (m).

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