Maryland Lawsuit Against LGBTQ Indoctrination in Schools Cites Historical Precedent

Faith, Freedom, and Child Formation

“The child is not the mere creature of the State.”  With those words, issued a century ago, a unanimous Supreme Court recognized that “the fundamental liberty upon which all governments in this Union repose” prevents the government from attempts to “standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only.” Parental rights include the right to choose private education.  Few cases have more profoundly shaped the in…

Maryland Lawsuit Against LGBTQ Indoctrination in Schools Cites Historical Precedent

Lawyer Eric Baxter argued Wednesday that his defense of Maryland parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ+ classroom discussions in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor could be a generational opportunity to reaffirm parental rights in education. Baxter, senior counsel at Becket, a nonprofit religious liberty law firm, spoke to an audience at The Heritage Foundation celebrating the forthcoming 100th anniversary of the Pierce v. Society of Sisters…