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The U.S. Supreme Court blocked California's policy limiting parental notification about transgender students, siding with parents citing First and 14th Amendment rights in a 6-3 vote.
- 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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