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U.S. Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Against Trans-Supportive School Policy

The parents who sued in Maryland haven't shown that their children are being harmed by the policy, a judge wrote.

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Maryland Parents Ask Judge to Allow Students to Avoid LGBTQ+ Books

The parents say that if their children have to read books about or by LGBTQ+ people, that would violate their rights to religious freedom.

MCPS Board of Education opt out protest of LGBTQIA content

Mahmoud v. Taylor: Everything to know about the Supreme Court case to ban LGBTQ+ books

Arguments are scheduled next week for Mahmoud v. Taylor, which could further roll back students' rights to information.

LGBTQ rights SCOTUS protest against book banning and MCPS reading opt out

Supreme Court conservatives sympathize with parents objecting to LGBTQ-inclusive books

In hearing the Mahmoud v. Taylor case, conservatives leaned toward siding with these parents, while liberals wondered what other content parents could opt their kids out of.

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Supreme Court will rule on allowing parents to ban students from LGBTQ+ lessons

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could allow guardians to prohibit students from hearing lessons or using books involving LGBTQ+ identities.

Protesters in support of LGBTQ+ rights and against book bans demonstrate outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Supreme Court will decide cases on LGBTQ+ book censorship and reproductive health care access soon

Rulings will come any day in Mahmoud v. Taylor and Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.

LGBTQ rights SCOTUS protest against book banning and MCPS reading opt out

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Maryland parents to opt their kids out of LGBTQ+ lessons in schools

Parents in Mahmoud v. Taylor won the right to opt-out of classes where LGBTQ-themed books were taught.

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Sonia Sotomayor: LGBTQ+ book opt outs 'threaten the very essence of public education'

"Exposing students to the 'message' that LGBTQ people exist, the majority says, is enough to trigger the most demanding form of judicial scrutiny," Sotomayor wrote.

Demonstrators at the Supreme Court building during the gender-affirming care case

Key LGBTQ+ Supreme Court decisions to watch this term and what you need to know

Gender-affirming care, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.

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Montgomery County Public Schools Opt Out anti LGBTQ protest marchers with signs 2023

ACLU and LGBTQ+ groups defend Maryland schools' LGBTQ+ curriculum in Supreme Court filing

The battle over LGBTQ+ inclusion in school curricula is heating up at the U.S. Supreme Court with several rights groups filing amicus briefs in support of a Maryland school district.

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Maryland Parents Can’t Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ-Related Lessons: Judge

The group of parents are upset that their kids would be exposed to diverse authors and viewpoints in their English classes.