- С тех пор, как возле нашего города поселился свирепый дракон, - сказал мэр, - мы каждый месяц посылаем ему десять упитанных коров, десять бочонков вина, десять возов хлеба, самую красивую девушку (всякий раз новую, разумеется) и мешок золота.
- То есть, вместо того чтобы убить дракона, вы пытаетесь ублажить его данью? - спросил герой.
- Данью? - мэр нахмурился. - Это не дань! Это гуманитарная помощь!





![Cite as: 606 U.S. _ (2025) Opinion of the Court pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal errors. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 24-297 TAMER MAHMOUD, ET AL., PETITIONERS U. THOMAS W. TAYLOR, ET AL. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT (June 27, 2025] JUSTICE ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court. The Board of Education of Montgomery County, Mary- land (Board), has introduced a variety of "LGBTQ+- inclusive" storybooks into the elementary school curricu- lum. These booksand associated educational instructions provided to teachers are designed to "disrupt" children's thinking about sexuality and gender. The Board has told parents that it will not give them notice when the books are going to be used and that their children's attendance during those periods is mandatory. A group of parents from di- verse religious backgrounds sued to enjoin those policies. They assert that the new curriculum, combined with the Board's decision to deny opt outs, impermissibly burdens their religious exercise. Today, we hold that the parents have shown that they are entitled to a preliminary injunction. A government burdens the religious exercise of parents when it requires them to submit their children to instruction that poses "a very real threat of undermining" the religious beliefs and practices that the parents wish to instill. Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205, 218 (1972). And a government cannot condition the benefit of free public education on parents acceptance](/moera/media/private/bf04c4a4-acca-41b6-ad08-169456e2b413_34glbtjnzG9APcos1luajSGanpE8XFKj.jpg)