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Ninth Circuit Blocks Parental Rights Ruling on Gender Nonconformity

1/7/2026

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blocked the California district judge's ruling requiring schools to inform parents about their children's gender nonconformity.
The Ninth Circuit expressed skepticism about broad expansions of parental rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
The court warned the ruling could confuse educators.
The Thomas More Society plans to seek further review from a larger panel and the Supreme Court.

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Story summary

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blocked the California district judge's ruling requiring schools to inform parents about their children's gender nonconformity.
The Ninth Circuit expressed skepticism about broad expansions of parental rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
The court warned the ruling could confuse educators.
The Thomas More Society plans to seek further review from a larger panel and the Supreme Court.