Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Andrew Demillo
Publication Date: August 20, 2025 - 11:33
Texas can’t require public schools to display Ten Commandments in every classroom, judge says
August 20, 2025
Texas cannot require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state’s new requirement, making it the third such state law to be blocked by a court.
A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders sought a preliminary injunction against the law, which goes into effect on Sept. 1. They say the requirement violates the First Amendment’s protections for the separation of church and state and the right to free religious exercise.
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A Chinese-born Canadian man caught using a drone to take over 200 unauthorized photos and videos of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida earlier this year — later feigning ignorance about his transgression when interviewed by federal agents — pleaded guilty to charges and was sentenced recently.
And while 71-year-old Xiao Guang Pan of Brampton, Ont., got away with just 12 months probation from a U.S. district court judge in August, his sentencing included a deportation order for violating American espionage laws.
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— Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he is waiting to speak to American lawmakers and argue Canada’s case “at the appropriate time.”
Poilievre made the comments in a podcast episode that aired Thursday as he prepares to return to the House of Commons next month, fresh off last week’s byelection win in rural Alberta.
“At some point, at the appropriate time, we will be engaging with American lawmakers to make the case for...
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