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.

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

A group of multifaith and nonreligious Texas families filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new state law requiring classroom displays of the Ten Commandments from taking effect in September. The suit is the latest legal challenge to the law that is set to take effect Sept.