Two lawsuits have been filed against a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.

On Wednesday, 16 Texas families filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, alleging a violation of the separation of church and state.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, also argued the law violated the First Amendment and right to free religious exercise.

The law requires posters to be hung in a “conspicuous place” in the classroom and that the commandments are “in a size and typeface that is legible to a person........

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