Mahmoud v. Taylor
| Mahmoud v. Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Decided June 27, 2025 | |
| Full case name | Tamer Mahmoud, et al. v. Thomas W. Taylor, et al. |
| Docket no. | 24-297 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Preliminary injunction denied, Mahmoud v. McKnight, 688 F. Supp. 3d 265 (D. Md. 2023); affirmed, 102 F.4th 191 (4th Cir. 2024); cert. granted (Jan. 17, 2025) |
| Questions presented | |
| "Do public schools burden parents' religious exercise when they compel elementary school children to participate in instruction on gender and sexuality against their parents' religious convictions and without notice or opportunity to opt out?" | |
| Holding | |
| Parents challenging the Board’s introduction of the "LGBTQ+-inclusive" storybooks, along with its decision to withhold opt-outs, are entitled to a preliminary injunction. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Alito, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett |
| Concurrence | Thomas |
| Dissent | Sotomayor, joined by Kagan, Jackson |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Mahmoud v. Taylor, 606 U.S. 522 (2025), is a United States Supreme Court case about parents who wished to opt their children out of instruction involving LGBTQ-themed storybooks in a Maryland public school system. The Court held that the school district's policy of not permitting opt-outs violated the parents' right to free exercise of religion under the First Amendment.