Bruen’s Text-and-History Test Spreads Beyond the Second Amendment

Summary

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in *Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District* (No. 25-50695), upheld a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments. Crucially for gun rights, the court's en banc decision adopted the 'text and history' methodology established by the Supreme Court in *Heller* and *Bruen* for interpreting the First Amendment's Establishment Clause, strengthening the foundation for Second Amendment jurisprudence.