Summary
Attorneys with Child & Parental Rights Campaign and Alliance Defending Freedom asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of a Massachusetts family. They are challenging Ludlow School Committee officials for enacting a gender-identity policy that excludes parents from any knowledge or involvement in key decisions regarding their children’s care, blatantly violating parents’ fundamental right to direct their kids’ upbringing, health care, and education.
Case Timeline
- April 2022: Stephen Foote and Marissa Silvestri, represented by Child & Parental Rights Campaign, filed a lawsuit against Ludlow School Committee for violating their parental rights.
- December 2022: Stephen and Marissa’s lawsuit was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. They appealed to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
- March 2023: ADF attorneys filed an amicus brief in support of parental rights at the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
- February 2025: The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Stephen and Marissa’s lawsuit.
- July 2025: ADF and Child & Parental Rights Campaign asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case.
