In a second 6–3 ruling, the Supreme Court sided with a group of parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, who want the right to opt their children out of classroom lessons that include books with LGBTQ themes.
It was another HUGE win for religious rights advocates, who have often found a sympathetic ear in the Court’s conservative majority.
Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the six Republican-appointed justices, explained the Court’s reasoning:
“These parents have earned at least a preliminary injunction.”
He added, “In the absence of an injunction, the parents will continue to be put to a choice: either risk their child’s exposure to burdensome instruction, or pay substantial sums for alternative educational services. As we have explained, that choice unconstitutionally burdens the parents’ religious exercise”