Permanently posting the Ten Commandments in every Texas public-school classroom — rendering them unavoidable — is plainly unconstitutional,” the filing states.

Sixteen Texas families of different faiths have filed a lawsuit looking to block a state law that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in school classrooms.

Sixteen Texas families of multiple faiths and nonreligious backgrounds filed the case against multiple school districts across the state, asserting Senate Bill 10 violates the Establishment and Free Expression Clauses of the First Amendment to the U.