A legal showdown may be on the horizon in Texas after Rockwall County officials erected a monument displaying the Ten Commandments outside their courthouse last month.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding the monument be removed, warning that it will pursue a lawsuit if county officials refuse to comply. Despite the pressure, Rockwall County is holding its ground and has no plans to take the display down.
The county is being represented by First Liberty Institute, which points out that the monument is nearly identical to a Ten Commandments display at the state capital in Austin — one that was previously upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
