{"id":2342657,"date":"2024-09-18T06:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-asked-to-weigh-religious-liberty-cases-including-lgbt-content-opt-outs-in-schools-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T06:40:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:40:28","slug":"supreme-court-asked-to-weigh-religious-liberty-cases-including-lgbt-content-opt-outs-in-schools-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-asked-to-weigh-religious-liberty-cases-including-lgbt-content-opt-outs-in-schools-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court asked to weigh religious liberty cases, including LGBT content opt-outs in schools &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-asked-to-weigh-religious-liberty-cases-including-lgbt-content-opt-outs-in-schools-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court has\u200b been requested to review several religious liberty\u200d cases, some of \u200dwhich may be considered during\u200c the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-news-major-questions-doctrine-was-ammunition-to-block-student-debt-plan\/\" title=\"Supreme Court news: &#039;Major questions&#039; doctrine used to block student debt plan.\">upcoming fall term<\/a>. The Becket Fund for Religious\u2062 Liberty, \u2063an organization representing various plaintiffs, has submitted petitions \u2063that could have significant implications. Notably, \u2063one case, *Mahmoud v. Taylor*, involves religious \u200cparents from diverse backgrounds in Montgomery \u200bCounty, \u200bMaryland, who seek the right to be notified about and opt their \u200dchildren out of \u2062reading materials pertaining to gender and\u2062 sexuality that conflict with their beliefs. This case follows the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-san-francisco-school-nixes-merit-based-admission\/\" title=\"Elite San Francisco School Nixes Merit-Based Admission\">school board&#8217;<\/a>s decision to eliminate an opt-out \u200bpolicy, against the backdrop of increasing LGBT curricula across schools nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Becket Fund \u200cis advocating \u200cfor other cases such\u2064 as the *Catholic \u200dCharities Bureau v. Wisconsin LIRC*, which involves the restoration\u200c of a charity&#8217;s tax-exempt status, and *Young Israel of Tampa v. HART*, \u200cconcerning a synagogue&#8217;s challenge to a\u200d ban\u200c on religious advertisements. Other significant cases \u200bsupported \u200cby the Fund address various religious \u2063freedom issues, including the rights of Rastafarian inmates, Native\u200d American protections\u200c over\u2064 sacred sites, \u2062and religious exemptions for health insurance regarding abortion\u2064 coverage.<\/p>\n<p>The landscape highlights\u200c an ongoing \u2064national debate on \u200bthe intersection of \u200dreligious freedom and government policy, with many\u200b cases emerging as a result of administrative actions rather than new legislation.\u2062 The current Supreme \u2064Court appears more inclined \u2062to explore these religious liberty\u2063 claims, as \u200bevidenced by \u200dfavorable\u200b rulings in past cases related to\u2063 religious expression and practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court asked to weigh religious liberty cases, including LGBT content opt-outs in schools<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1762050\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> is being asked to consider a slew of religious liberty cases, some of which have a shot of being taken up by the justices for the upcoming fall term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a group that represents a diverse array of plaintiffs facing challenges to their religious beliefs, has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear several cases with far-reaching consequences.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most notable of these petitions is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.becketlaw.org\/case\/mahmoud-v-mcknight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mahmoud v. Taylor\">Mahmoud v. Taylor<\/a><\/em>, which involves a group of religious parents, including Muslims, Christians, and Jews, fighting for the right to be informed about and opt their children out of reading books in elementary schools that conflict with their religious beliefs. The case stems from Montgomery County, Maryland, where the school board withdrew its opt-out policy for books related to gender and sexuality, prompting the parents to sue.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Mahmoud <\/em>petition comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2355591\/minnesota-school-district-accused-of-forcing-explicit-lgbt-lesson-on-students-denies-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>school districts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12dive.com\/news\/washington-7th-state-lgbtq-school-requirements\/711427\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>across the country<\/a> embraced more LGBT curricula despite parental objections to these programs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The plaintiffs were clear that they are not trying to change the curriculum,&rdquo; Mark Rienzi, CEO of the Becket Fund, said in a Sept. 4 press call about the lawsuit against the Maryland county&rsquo;s curriculum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; A Pride flag flies over the Franklin Pride festival Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Franklin, Tennessee. (AP Photo\/George Walker IV, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re not trying to remove books from the classroom. They&rsquo;re not saying the government can&rsquo;t decide to teach this stuff, but they are saying that the government does have to let parents know when it&rsquo;s going to give them this kind of indoctrination on sex and gender,&rdquo; Rienzi said, noting the so-called Pride Curriculum teaches students as young as 3 and 4 years old about gender ideology.<\/p>\n<p>The Becket Fund filed the petition in the <em>Mahmoud <\/em>case on Sept. 12, meaning it will likely take the justices until January at the latest to decide whether to consider the case for oral arguments on the merits.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, two separate cases filed by the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pastors-call-out-conversion-therapy-laws\/\" title=\"Pastors Call Out \u2018Conversion Therapy\u2019 Laws\">religious freedom group<\/a> have been awaiting consideration for more time and have greater odds of being selected for the upcoming fall docket, which is still standing at around half of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-overturns-chevron-doctrine-upends-administrative-state\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Doctrine, Upends Administrative State\">high court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s normal number of grants.<\/p>\n<p>One case known as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.becketlaw.org\/case\/catholic-charities-bureau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin LIRC\">Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin LIRC<\/a><\/em>  involves an effort to restore CCB&rsquo;s tax-exempt status after a Wisconsin ruling disqualified it, claiming its work was not &ldquo;typical&rdquo; religious activity. The other case is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.becketlaw.org\/case\/young-israel-tampa-v-hillsborough-area-regional-transit-authority-hart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Young Israel of Tampa v. HART\">Young Israel of Tampa v. HART<\/a><\/em>, which involves an Orthodox Jewish synagogue&rsquo;s challenge to a transit authority&rsquo;s ban on religious ads, which blocked their Chanukah celebration promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Other important petitions the Becket Fund is supporting include:<\/p>\n<p>&bull; <strong><em>Landor v. Louisiana<\/em><\/strong>: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/search.aspx?filename=\/docket\/docketfiles\/html\/public\/23-1197.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rastafarian man is seeking compensation<\/a> after prison officials forcibly shaved his religious dreadlocks despite the protections of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; <strong><em>Apache Stronghold v. United States<\/em><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/native-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Native American<\/a> plaintiffs from Arizona are seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3149381\/apache-group-asks-supreme-court-take-case-broader-implications-religious-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>protect their sacred Oak Flat<\/a> site from destruction by a foreign-owned mining company.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; <strong><em>Diocese of Albany v. Harris<\/em><\/strong>: Religious ministries are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.becketlaw.org\/case\/diocese-of-albany-v-emami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>challenging a New York law<\/a> requiring abortion coverage in health plans, arguing the requirement violates their religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; <strong><em>Moody Bible Institute v. Garrick<\/em><\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.becketlaw.org\/case\/garrick-v-moody-bible-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Moody Bible Institute<\/a> in Chicago seeks to defend its policy requiring faculty to adhere to core religious beliefs, including the prohibition of women in certain church leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p>These cases reflect the national debate over the balance between religious liberty and government regulation, as the Supreme Court prepares to decide which, if any, of the religious liberty cases it will hear during its next term.<\/p>\n<p>Rienzi said in the past 25 to 30 years, there has been &ldquo;a dramatic uptick in the number of religious liberty cases that end up on the docket as a result of administrative action, either at the federal or the state or local level, far more than statutes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Justices have shown an interest in taking more religious liberty cases and have ruled in favor of religious freedom advocates in disputes surrounding a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2878752\/supreme-court-hands-first-amendment-victory-to-praying-football-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public school football coach praying<\/a>&nbsp;at midfield and a former U.S. Postal Service worker who&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2574332\/supreme-court-sides-with-christian-ex-mailman-who-sought-to-avoid-sunday-shifts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">faced pushback from his former employer<\/a>&nbsp;over his objections to working on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>Rienzi noted that with the recent decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3045084\/supreme-court-shreds-chevron-doctrine-in-blow-to-agency-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>eliminate the <em>Chevron <\/em>doctrine<\/a>, which will now inhibit federal agencies from creating rules without explicit justification from Congress, there may be fewer religious freedom cases that the Supreme Court feels need to be addressed in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I think eliminating <em>Chevron<\/em> deference at least holds the possibility that we may get fewer of those religious liberty fights caused by overreaching agency action. &hellip; We&rsquo;re going to have to wait a while to see how it plays out,&rdquo; Rienzi said.<\/p>\n<p>The high court typically selects around 60 cases to weigh each term, according to recent trends, and more cases are set to be taken up toward the end of September when the justices reconvene after their summer recess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1762050\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762050\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court is being requested to review a number of religious liberty cases, some of which may be addressed in the upcoming fall term. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, representing various plaintiffs facing challenges to their faith, has submitted petitions for several significant cases. One prominent case is Mahmoud v. Taylor, where a coalition of religious parents\u2014comprising Muslims, Christians, and Jews\u2014are advocating for the right to be notified about and opt their children out of reading materials in elementary schools that contradict their religious beliefs. This case originated in Montgomery County, Maryland, after the school board eliminated its opt-out policy regarding books on gender and sexuality, leading the parents to file a lawsuit. The Mahmoud petition coincides with an increase in LGBT curricula across school districts nationwide despite parental concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Rienzi, CEO of the Becket Fund, emphasized during a press call on September 4 that the plaintiffs are not attempting to alter the curriculum or remove books from classrooms; rather they seek transparency from the government regarding when it will introduce content related to sex and gender ideologies into education.<\/p>\n<p>The Becket Fund filed its petition for Mahmoud on September 12; thus it may take until January at least for justices to decide whether they will hear oral arguments on this matter. Meanwhile, two other cases from the same group have been pending consideration longer and have better chances of being included in this fall&#8217;s docket.<\/p>\n<p>One such case is Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin LIRC which aims to restore CCB\u2019s tax-exempt status after it was revoked by Wisconsin authorities who claimed its activities were not &#8220;typical&#8221; religious work. Another case is Young Israel of Tampa v. HART involving an Orthodox Jewish synagogue challenging a transit authority&#8217;s prohibition against religious advertisements that affected their Chanukah celebration promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Additional notable petitions supported by the Becket Fund include:<br \/>\n&#8211; Landor v. Louisiana: A Rastafarian man seeks compensation after prison officials forcibly cut his dreadlocks against protections under federal law.<br \/>\n&#8211; Apache Stronghold v. United States: Native American plaintiffs aim to protect their sacred Oak Flat site from destruction by mining operations.<br \/>\n&#8211; Diocese of Albany v. Harris: Religious organizations contest a New York law mandating abortion coverage in health plans as contrary to their beliefs.<br \/>\n&#8211; Moody Bible Institute v. Garrick: The Chicago-based institute defends its policy requiring faculty adherence to specific core religious tenets.<\/p>\n<p>These cases highlight ongoing national discussions about balancing religious freedom with governmental regulations as the Supreme Court prepares to determine which cases it will address next term.<\/p>\n<p>Rienzi noted that over recent decades there has been a significant increase in religious liberty cases arising from administrative actions at various government levels rather than legislative statutes alone. Justices have shown interest in more such cases recently and have ruled favorably towards advocates for religious freedom concerning issues like public prayer by school coaches or employees resisting Sunday work due to personal beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>With recent changes eliminating Chevron deference\u2014which previously allowed federal agencies broad rule-making power without explicit congressional approval\u2014Rienzi suggested there might be fewer future conflicts over agency actions infringing upon religious liberties but acknowledged time would tell how these developments unfold.<\/p>\n<p>Typically selecting around 60 cases each term based on recent patterns, more decisions are expected as justices reconvene following summer recess toward late September<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2342658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24178521558163-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5152,32207,41110,41109,32275],"class_list":["post-2342657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-education","tag-legal-cases","tag-lgbt-rights","tag-religious-liberty","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24178521558163-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}