Legal Opinion
Parker v. Town of Lexington
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 31, 2008No. 07-1528PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Two sets of parents, whose religious beliefs are offended by gay marriage and homosexuality, sued the Lexington, Massachusetts school district in which their young children are enrolled. They assert that they must be given prior notice by the school and the opportunity to exempt their young children from exposure to books they find religiously repugnant. Plaintiffs assert violations of their own and their children’s rights under the Free Exercise Clause and their substantive parental and privacy due process rights under the U.S. Constitution.
The Parkers object to their…
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