Jordan Owens is a master's student at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, specializing in Politics, Policy and Foreign Affairs. She's focused on education and Civil Rights reporting.
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Parents Clash Over Faith Values as SCOTUS Hears Case on LGBTQ+ Education
Supporters of parental rights in schools demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on April 22, 2025, as justices hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor. It raises First Amendment questions about who decides what young children should learn about sensitive matters such as gender identity and sexuality.
As protesters gathered on the front steps of the Supreme Court, the justices inside heard arguments in a Maryland case that could determine whether parents, due to their religious beliefs, have the right to pull their children out of classes that teach about gender and sexuality.