Showing posts with label Parental rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parental rights. Show all posts
Thursday, September 10, 2026

Maine's Compulsory School Vaccination Law Upheld

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In We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Makin , (D ME, Sept. 8, 2026), a Maine federal district court rejected free exercise and Establishment Claus...
Thursday, September 03, 2026

Maine Supreme Court Upholds Ending Mother's Sharing in Control of Daughter's Religious Upbringing

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In Bickford v. Bradeen ,  (ME Sup. Ct., Sept. 1, 2026), the Maine Supreme Court upheld a trial court's decision to modify an order origi...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

Parents and Students Sue School District Over Field Trip to Mosque

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Earlier this month, a number of parents, students and community members filed suit against the Palo Alto school district contending that a 2...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Supreme Court Review Sought in Texas 10 Commandments Cases

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 A joint petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the Supreme Court in Nathan v. Alamo Heights School District and Cr...
Thursday, August 06, 2026

Montana Supreme Court: Parenting Plan May Restrict Mother from Exposing Children to Cultic Religious Beliefs

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In In re the Marriage of Acacia Jensen and Timothy Jensen ,  (MT Sup. Ct., Aug. 4, 2026), the Montana Supreme Court in a 5-2 decision upheld...
Thursday, July 23, 2026

Father's Suit Seeking Opt-Out for Son of Some Class Lessons Moves Ahead

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In Alan L. v. Lexington Public Schools ,  (D MA, July 21, 2026), the father of a kindergartener sued seeking to opt his child out of classro...
Wednesday, July 01, 2026

2nd Circuit Reaffirms Permissibility of NY Repeal of Religious Exemptions from School Vaccination Requirements

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In Miller v. McDonald ,  (2d Cir., June 30, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed its earlier decision that New York'...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Supreme Court Grants Review on Standing of Parents to Challenge Notification About Children Receiving Gender-Affirming Care

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday granted review in  International Partners for Ethical Care, Inc. v. Ferguson, (Docket No. 25-840,  certiora...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Parents Sue California School District Over Opt-Out Rights

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Suit was filed this week in a California federal district court challenging a California school district's refusal to allow parents to o...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

6th Circuit: Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge Michigan's Reproductive Rights Amendment

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In Right to Life of Michigan v. Whitmer ,  (6th Cir., May 26, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Michigan district cour...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Nebraska Supreme Court Rules on Non-Custodial Parent's Right To Influence Children's Religious Upbringing

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In Munsell v. Munsell ,  (NE Sup. Ct., May 8, 2026), the Nebraska Supreme Court modified a trial court's divorce decree in a dispute ove...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Certiorari Denied in Challenge to School Policy on Gender Transitioning Students

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied review in Foote v. Ludlow School Committee,  (Docket No. 25-77, certiorari  denied 4/20/2026). ( Ord...
Monday, March 23, 2026

1st Circuit: Equal Benefit Requirement for Religious Schools Does Not Extend to All Private Schools

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 In Hellman v. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education , (1st Cir., March 20, 2026), parents contended that their chi...
Sunday, March 08, 2026

Father's Rights Not Violated by School's Refusal to Dismiss Son Early on Fridays for Religious Services

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In Sapp v. Trenton Board of Education ,  (D NJ, March 6, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a suit brought pro se  against...
Monday, March 02, 2026

Supreme Court in Shadow Docket Case Rejects California's Policy on Informing Parents of Student's Gender Transition

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On Monday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court in Mirabelli v. Bonta , (Sup. Ct., March 2, 2026), barred enforcement against objecting parents of...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

DOJ Opens Title IX Investigations of 3 Michigan School Districts

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The Department of Justice announced yesterday that it has opened Title IX investigations into three Michigan school districts. The announce...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Supreme Court's Decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor

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Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing titled Defending Faith and Families...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Parents Seek Emergency Order from SCOTUS Reinstating Trial Court's Voiding of School Policy on Disclosure of Students' Gender Transition

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As previously reported , last December in Mirabelli v. Bonta,  a California federal district court held unconstitutional the policy of Calif...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Lower Court Applies Supreme Court's Classroom Religious Opt-Out Decision

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In Alan L. v. Lexington Public Schools , (D MA, Dec. 30, 2025), a Massachusetts federal district court, relying on the Supreme Court's r...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

UK Supreme Court Faults Type of Religious Education Offered by Northern Ireland Primary School

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The United Kingdom Supreme Court yesterday in  In the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review , (UK SC, Nov. 19, 20...