Today, Tue., January 19, Texas Values, together with Louisiana Family Forum, will hold a press conference in front of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (John Minor Wisdom) Courthouse in New Orleans, Louisiana just before the start of oral arguments before the full court on the constitutionality of the Louisiana and Texas Ten Commandments laws. Louisiana's law, H.B. 71 was enacted in June 2024. and Texas' law, S.B. 10, became effective September 2025. The press conference begins TODAY at 11:30am in front of the courthouse. Watch LIVE on our Facebook page.
Jonathan Covey, Director of Policy for Texas Values, released the following statement:
“The Supreme Court has brought clarity to Establishment Clause doctrine by rooting it in history and tradition. As the basis of western legal systems, the Ten Commandments are a crucial part of that tradition. We are confident the Fifth Circuit will apply the correct constitutional framework and give students the opportunity to understand the origins of ancient ideas of justice and right conduct."
Senator Phil King, Author of the Texas Ten Commandments Law, released the following statement:
"The Ten Commandments are part of the historical foundation of our legal system and have been recognized as such throughout our Nation's history. The Supreme Court has made it clear that Establishment Clause questions must be understood through history and tradition. I am confident the Fifth Circuit will apply that framework faithfully and recognize what has long been written in stone in our constitutional tradition."
Representative Candy Noble, House Author of the Texas Ten Commandments Law, released the following statement:
"The Ten Commandments are an important part of our Nation's history and heritage, as revealed in both our forefather's school books and in the laws that they passed. Returning the Ten Commandments to our Texas classrooms gives our school children an understanding that the Ten Commandments were foundational to America's educational and judicial systems. The Commandments were honored and taught for more than 300 years of our history. An understanding of American history is not complete unless the students see the Ten Commandments that guided our Nation's founders."
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 and the cases have been combined and will be heard at the same time today, Tuesday afternoon.
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.
Amicus briefs filed at the Fifth Circuit for Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights (Texas case):
