US EditionSupreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
- On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency order reinstating a lower-court injunction allowing California public schools to notify parents if a child changes name or pronouns while litigation continues.
- Teachers and parents sued, alleging schools hid students' transgender status and facilitated social transitions without parental knowledge, but the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused the ruling on January 5.
- A 6-3 majority granted relief to parents seeking religious exemptions but declined relief for teachers, as the Supreme Court's unsigned order said these parents are likely to succeed on Free Exercise Clause claims.
- The ruling immediately reopens California public schools' ability to notify parents about transgender students without consent, affecting privacy and safety and influencing pending national cases on athletes and health care.
- Amid scrutiny of the court's `shadow docket`, critics say recent rulings favor religious plaintiffs, with the Court weighing related transgender athlete cases from January 13.
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SCOTUS Hands Devastating Defeat to Teachers Who Want to Trans Children in Their Care
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Supreme Court says California can’t hide student transgender identities from parents
Keeping student “transitions” secret likely violates the First Amendment rights of parents, the high court said. In a landmark decision on March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the state of California cannot keep [...]
Supreme Court Delivers Key Victory for Parental Rights in California
The Supreme Court on Monday issued an important order on its shadow docket in Mirabelli v. Bonta. The court granted an emergency appeal filed on behalf of Catholic parents by the Thomas More Society, blocking a state law that barred parental notification that their children had changed their gender identity. I previously wrote about the case after heralding the decision of District Court Judge Roger Benitez, who wrote a powerful opinion in suppo…
The Supreme Court paved the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without obtaining student approval, agreeing to an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order currently blocks a state law that prohibits automatic notification requirements to parents if students change their pronouns or gender expression in school. This happens after parents and religious educators question C…
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