Showing posts with label Parental rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parental rights. Show all posts
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Supreme Court: Parents Have Free Exercise Right to Opt Children Out of Class Discussions That Undermine Religious Beliefs

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 In Mahmoud v. Taylor , (Sup.Ct., June 27, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision upheld the granting of a preliminary injunction t...
Friday, May 16, 2025

Mass. Top Court Says Rastafarian Parents Can Bar Vaccination of Their Child Who Is In Temporary State Custody

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In Care and Protection of Eve ,  (MA Sup. Jud. Ct., May 15, 2025), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that the Department of Chil...
Thursday, May 01, 2025

Court Upholds School's Policy on Use of Students' Preferred Names and Pronouns

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In Willey v. Sweetwater County School District #1 Board of Trustees ,  (D WY, April 28, 2025), a Wyoming federal district court upheld again...
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Indiana Enacts Parental Rights Law

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On April 22, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed Senate Bill 143 protecting Parental Rights. The new law ( full text ) provides in part: ......
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Permissive Opt-Out of Children from Exposure To LGBTQ-Friendly Books

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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning will hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor.  In the case, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals affir...

Parents Lack Standing to Challenge Law Barring Schools from Disclosing Child's Change of Name or Pronoun

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In Chino Valley Unified School District v. Newsom ,  (ED CA, April 18, 2025), a California federal district court held that plaintiffs, pare...
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

West Virginia Enacts Parents' Bill of Rights

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On April 14, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey signed HB 2129, the Parents' Bill of Rights ( full text ). The new law provides in ...
Friday, March 21, 2025

School's Gender Support Policy Did Not Violate Parent's Free Exercise or Due Process Rights

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In  Vitsaxaki v. Skaneateles Central School District , (ND NY, March 20, 2025), a New York federal district court rejected free exercise and...
Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Missouri Regulation of Church-Run Child Care Homes Upheld

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In CNS International Ministries, Inc. v. Bax ,  (ED MO, March 3, 2025), a Missouri federal district court rejected a series of challenges to...
Sunday, February 16, 2025

Parent May Proceed on Some Challenges to School's Policy on Transgender Students

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In Landerer v. Dover Area School District ,  (MD PA, Feb. 13, 2025), a mother challenged a school board's policy Directive that prohibit...
Saturday, January 18, 2025

Cert. Granted on Whether Opt-Out is Required When Parent Objects on Religious Grounds to Public School Curricular Material

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Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in Mahmoud v. Taylor,  (Docket No. 24-297, certiorari granted 1/17/2025). ( Order List .) Th...
Thursday, January 09, 2025

Challenges to School Policy on Disclosure of Gender Identity Change May Move Ahead

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In Mirabelli v. Olson , (SD CA, Jan. 7, 2025), a California federal district court denied motions to dismiss a suit brought by teachers and ...
Saturday, December 21, 2024

Ohio Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Released Time Programs and Providing Parents' Bill of Rights

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On Dec. 18, the Ohio legislature gave final approval to House Bill 8 ( full text ) which includes a Parents' Bill of Rights and a provi...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Supreme Court Denies Cert. In Dispute Over Standing to Challenge School Gender Identity Support Policy

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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Parents Protecting Our Children, UA v. Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin ,  (Sup...
Saturday, November 30, 2024

Missouri AG Issues Opinion on Which Abortion Restrictions Remain Enforceable After Reproductive Freedom Amendment

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued Opinion Letter No. 22-2024 , (Nov. 22, 2024) outlining the extent to which the state'...
Friday, November 01, 2024

6th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments in Transgender Bathroom Access Case

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On Tuesday, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in Doe No. 1 v. Bethel Local Board o...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Suit Over Deceptively Promoted School Religious Program Moves Ahead

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In Roe v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board ,  (MD LA, Oct. 8, 2024), a Louisiana federal district court refused to dismiss many claims b...
Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Parents Must Be Given Right to Opt 1st Graders Out of Instruction on Transgender Issues

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In a 94-page opinion in Tatel v. Mt. Lebanon School District ,  (WD PA, Sept. 30, 2024), a Pennsylvania federal district court held that a f...
Friday, September 06, 2024

Parents Sue Over School Policy That Places Students Together on Overnight Trips on Basis of Gender Identity

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Suit was filed this week in a Colorado federal district court by parents of Jefferson County, Colorado school children challenging the distr...
Friday, July 19, 2024

Suit Challenges California's Ban on School Parental Notification Requirements as to Gender Transitioning

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A school district and parents of school-age children filed suit this week in a California federal district court challenging California'...