Attorney General Alan Wilson touts two major victories in defense of religious liberty

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson celebrates significant wins for religious liberty in two cases in which he joined two multistate coalitions to support the religious liberty claims.

In the first case, Attorney General Wilson joined a brief in December of 2025 supporting Catholic preschools in Colorado who had been barred from receiving universal pre-K funds. Those funds were withheld because of the school’s religious beliefs about sex and their admission of only families that support the school’s beliefs.

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, and it will be placed on the Court’s docket.

“No State has the right to deny religious families from a universal funding program,” Attorney General Wilson stated. “This is another victory for common sense and individual liberty. Deeply held beliefs should not be punished, especially just because they do not align with woke ideology.”

The second brief was filed in support of the Alamo Heights Independent School District in Texas. Texas has a law (S.B. 10) that requires public schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

The plaintiffs in this case argued that the law was an establishment of religion and that the law also burdens religious exercise by coercing children to revere the Commandments. However, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Texas law does not violate the Establishment Clause, nor does it burden the right of individuals to worship as they wish.

“The Ten Commandments are displayed at the U.S. Supreme Court and other prominent buildings across our nation,” Attorney General Wilson said. “Our country was founded on Christian principles, and this is a good step in promoting a better understanding of our nation’s history.”

You can read the brief supporting St. Mary Catholic Parish here.

You can read the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision here.