Panel discusses Supreme Court ruling on parental rights
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling found California's policies infringe on parental rights by allowing schools to withhold student gender identity changes from parents.
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 10 that California policies violated parental rights by withholding student gender identity information.
- The legal challenge, Mirabelli v. Bonta, argued that California's 'gender secrecy' policies violate parental rights, prompting a Monday Federalist Society webinar discussing the ruling's implications.
- Panelists noted Peter Breen, executive vice president at the Thomas More Society, argued parents do not expect medical decisions without notice, while Sarah Parshall Perry, vice president at Defending Education, said parental authority is long recognized and social gender transitions have broader implications.
- The Center Square reached out to Equality California for comment and had not received a response at the time of reporting, as California filed an emergency motion last week.
- Looking ahead, advocates expect future parental-rights litigation to increasingly intersect with religious-liberty claims and medical debates, as John Bursch predicted cases may rely less on religious arguments.
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Panel discusses Supreme Court ruling on parental rights
(The Center Square) – The Federalist Society hosted a webinar on Monday to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta and its potential impact on parental rights, religious liberty and public school policies involving student gender…
Parents’ rights advocates hail SCOTUS ruling against secret gender transitions
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Mirabelli v. Olson deciding against California’s law that allowed for gender transitions of school children without parental knowledge has met with commendation from advocacy groups and law firms, with a legal counsel calling the decision one of the “biggest parental rights wins” in a generation. Chief legal affairs officer at think tank… Source
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