Emergency Court Ruling Fuels Fears of Anti-Trans Rollback

An emergency Supreme Court ruling blocked California from enforcing a 2024 law that bars schools from automatically informing parents about a transgender student’s pronouns or gender expression without consent, a decision advocates say could widen protections rollbacks for transgender youth as the Court weighs other related cases (sports participation, conversion therapy). The majority found the policy likely violated parents’ religious and due-process rights, but Justice Kagan dissented. The ruling is temporary and remains in limbo pending appellate review, with the exact timeline unclear.