The Supreme Court just granted a preliminary injunction on behalf of parents and against the alphabet mafia running our schools, who are forcing LGBT-themed lessons on all students.
Here’s the ruling:
NEW: In Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case about whether religious families have a First Amendment right to opt out of public school lessons involved LGBTQ themes, the court holds that the families are likely to succeed and are entitled to a preliminary injunction.
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 27, 2025
The 6-3 decision is from Justice Alito. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson. https://t.co/PaXXSgFkjg
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 27, 2025
From Amy Howe:
The court first holds that the parents are likely to succeed on their claim that the policy of not allowing opt-outs unconstitutionally burdens their exercise of their religion.
“We have long recognized,” Alito writes, “the rights of parents to direct ‘the religious upbringing’ of their children. And we have held that those rights are violated by government policies that substantially interfere with the religious development of children.”
Based on the record before us, the court says, the Board’s introduction of the LGBTQ-themed storybooks and the failure to provide notice and opt-out options for parents meets that test: it does interfere with the children’s religious development and imposes a burden on religious exercise.
Awesome. This is really a no-brainer.