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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mark Sherman

Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools

Supreme Court Public Schools LGBTQ Books - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.

The case is the latest dispute involving religion to come before the conservative-led court. The justices have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination in recent years.

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