Supreme Court blocks California ban on schools outing transgender students

The Supreme Court earlier this week blocked California’s ban on schools outing transgender students to their parents without the student’s approval. 

Granting an emergency appeal to a conservative legal group, the 6-3 vote now allows schools to issue an automatic notification to parents if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school.  The court’s ruling addressed parents’ claim of rights under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment, which protects free speech and religious expression.