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Ninth Circuit Blocks California Law That Kept Student Gender Transitions From Parents

Citing the Supreme Court’s Mirabelli emergency order, the appeals panel said the statute likely violates parents’ constitutional rights, signaling further appeals to the high court.

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Overview

  • The three-judge Ninth Circuit panel granted a preliminary injunction on June 19, 2026, halting enforcement of California’s AB 1955 for the plaintiffs while the case proceeds on appeal.
  • AB 1955 barred school staff from disclosing information about a student’s gender identity, name changes, or pronoun requests to parents unless the student consented.
  • Judges Daniel Collins, Kenneth Lee, and Lucy Koh relied on the Supreme Court’s March Mirabelli order and the 2025 Mahmoud v. Taylor reasoning to conclude the law likely deprives parents of constitutional rights.
  • The plaintiffs include the city of Huntington Beach and a group of parents represented by America First Legal, which called the ruling a major victory; the state has not yet issued a formal response.
  • The injunction is temporary and not a final ruling, so the case will move up on appeal and could reach the Supreme Court, a development that could determine how schools balance student privacy and parental access to education and mental-health information.