A federal judge on Wednesday ruled to temporarily block a new law that would require Texas public schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

U.S. District Judge Fred Biery rules the law, set to take effect Sept. 1, is unconstitutional, and allowed lawsuits opposing it to proceed.

Attorneys representing 16 Texas families of varying religious and nonreligious backgrounds requested an injunction to block Senate Bill 10 from taking effect, pending the outcome of a challenge to its constitutionality.