Parental Rights

This section provides insight into the evolving legal landscape of parental rights, addressing critical cases where parents seek to retain decision-making authority over their children’s upbringing, education, and health care. Key issues include government overreach, parental involvement in gender-related decisions, and the fight to protect family autonomy.

October 8, 2024

Anderson Sues California Over SAFETY Act, Claims It Violates 14th Amendment

Sophia Bruinsma, Anderson Sues California Over SAFETY Act, claims It Violates 14th Amendment, KRCR news, October 8, 2024

October 1, 2024

Wyoming Parents Suing Over School's Gender Transition Tap National Expert

Clair McFarland, Wyoming Parents Suing Over School's Gender Transition Tap National Expert Cowboy State Daily, October 1, 2024

May 24, 2024

Anne Shannon, York County woman suing Dover Area School District, WGAL8, May 24, 2024

Anne Shannon, York County woman suing Dover Area School District, WGAL8, May 24, 2024

March 28, 2024

A Mother's Fight: Michelle Landerer vs. Dover Area School District - A Landmark Case for Parental Rights and Educational Transparency‍

Michelle Landerer, a mother of two students in the Dover Area School District, discovered that school personnel had been secretly affirming her daughter's request to be treated as a boy named "Caleb." This action was taken without Landerer's knowledge or consent, despite her daughter, O.G., having a history of childhood trauma and diagnosed mental health conditions, including PTSD and ADD.

January 30, 2024

Clair McFarland, Montana Couple Fears State Took Daughter To Wyoming For Gender Transition, Cowboy State Daily, January 30, 2024

Clair McFarland, Montana Couple Fears State Took Daughter To Wyoming For Gender Transition, Cowboy State Daily, January 30, 2024

December 20, 2023

Katelynn Richardson, War On Families’: Federal ‘Home Visiting’ Program Classifies Parents Who Don’t Let Young Kids Cross-Dress As Potentially Abusive, Daily Caller, December 20, 2023

Katelynn Richardson, War On Families’: Federal ‘Home Visiting’ Program Classifies Parents Who Don’t Let Young Kids Cross-Dress As Potentially Abusive, Daily Caller, December 20, 2023

October 5, 2023

7 News Staff, ‘Loudoun Co. dad Scott Smith files $30 million federal lawsuit against LCPS, ABC News, October 5, 2023

7 News Staff, ‘Loudoun Co. dad Scott Smith files $30 million federal lawsuit against LCPS,  ABC News, October 5, 2023

September 15, 2023

Thomas More Society, California federal court issues order blocking school from forcing teachers to lie to parents, LifeSite, September 15 2023 UrlPreviewBox

Thomas More Society, California federal court issues order blocking school from forcing teachers to lie to parents, LifeSite, September 15 2023UrlPreviewBox

September 8, 2023

Vernadette Broyles and Michele Blair Appears on Fox News @ Night

Vernadette Broyles and Michele Blair Appears on Fox News @ Night,  Fox News, September 8, 2023

August 16, 2023

Brooke Migdon, North Carolina Legislature overrides vetoes of bills targeting transgender health care, athletes, The Hill, August 16 2023

Brooke Migdon, North Carolina Legislature overrides vetoes of bills targeting transgender health care, athletes,  The Hill, August 16 2023

June 2, 2023

Florida mom fighting against ‘trans support plan'

Florida mom fighting against ‘trans support plan’, Newsmax, June 2, 2023

June 2, 2023

IN-DEPTH: Attorneys General, Legal Groups Supporting Parents Who Sued School Over Daughter’s Gender Transition

Matt McGregor, IN-DEPTH: Attorneys General, Legal Groups Supporting Parents Who Sued School Over Daughter’s Gender Transition, Epoch Times, June 2, 2023

May 31, 2023

Parents Claiming Rock Springs School Was Transitioning Child Behind Their Backs Say Others Have Told Them It’s Happened Before

Clair McFarland,  Parents Claiming Rock Springs School Was Transitioning Child Behind Their Backs Say Others Have Told Them It’s Happened Before, Cowboy State Daily, May 31, 2023

April 24, 2023

Board member proposes rules on transgender student bathroom use, parent notifications

Aedan Hannon, Board member proposes rules on transgender student bathroom use, parent notifications, Star Tribune, April 24, 2023

April 23, 2023

Greg Piper, West Coast shuts parents out of ‘gender affirming’ decisions as Swedish research urges caution, Just The News, April 23, 2023

Greg Piper, West Coast shuts parents out of ‘gender affirming’ decisions as Swedish research urges caution, Just The News, April 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

Ilya ShapiroLeor SapirJohn Ketcham, Correcting the Record on Social Transition, City Journal

Ilya ShapiroLeor SapirJohn Ketcham, Correcting the Record on Social Transition, City Journal

March 21, 2023

Jeremiah Poff , Virginia Foxx demands answers from DC children’s hospital over gender procedures, Washington Examiner

Jeremiah Poff , Virginia Foxx demands answers from DC children’s hospital over gender procedures, Washington Examiner

February 17, 2023

Do No Harm Parent Advocate: January Littlejohn, YouTube

Do No Harm Parent Advocate: January Littlejohn, YouTube

January 12, 2023

Transgender Center Staffers at Washington University of St. Louis and St. Louis Children’s Hospital Advise Parkway Schools Not to Tell Parents About Child Chest Binder Use, Parents Defending Education, January 12, 2023

Transgender Center Staffers at Washington University of St. Louis and St. Louis Children’s Hospital Advise Parkway Schools Not to Tell Parents About Child Chest Binder Use, Parents Defending Education, January 12, 2023

January 5, 2023

How School Officials Secretly Transitioned My Daughter

Jan Jekielek, How School Officials Secretly Transitioned My Daughter: January Littlejohn on the Gender Contagion Gripping Our Teens, Epoch TV, January 5, 2023

January 5, 2023

Yes, Schools Are Secretly Trying to ‘Gender Transition’ Kids, and It Must Be Stopped

Emily Kao, Safeguarding Parental Rights and Protecting Children from Federally Mandated Gender Ideology, The Heritage Foundation,  January 5, 2023

January 5, 2023

How School Officials Secretly Transitioned My Daughter: January Littlejohn on the Gender Contagion Gripping Our Teens

Jan Jekielek, How School Officials Secretly Transitioned My Daughter: January Littlejohn on the Gender Contagion Gripping Our Teens, Epoch TV,

December 16, 2022

Steve Robinson, Social Worker Secretly Began Gender Transition for 13-Year-Old Girl in Maine Public School, Main Wire December 16, 2022

Steve Robinson, Social Worker Secretly Began Gender Transition for 13-Year-Old Girl in Maine Public School, Main Wire December 16, 2022

November 28, 2022

Jon Brown, Trans psychologist files brief against Md. school district hiding transitions from parents: ‘Terrible idea’, Fox News November 28, 2022

Jon Brown, Trans psychologist files brief against Md. school district hiding transitions from parents: ‘Terrible idea’, Fox News November 28, 2022

November 17, 2022

Steve West, A pro-parent ruling – Court affirms right to opt schoolchildren out of transgender teaching, WORLD November 17, 2022

Steve West, A pro-parent ruling – Court affirms right to opt schoolchildren out of transgender teaching, WORLD November 17, 2022