Welcome to the TMS Weekly Dispatch for June 12, 2026—with the latest news and updates from the front line, to keep you in-the-know on all things Thomas More Society.

Here's the latest from the past week:

NEW TMS GUIDANCE DOCUMENT HELPS SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMPLY WITH LANDMARK PARENTAL RIGHTS RULINGS: Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions—Mahmoud v. Taylor (2025) and Mirabelli v. Bonta (2026)—have transformed the legal landscape for parental rights in American schools. Together, they recognize that policies currently in place in thousands of school districts across the country are unconstitutional because they violate the timeless rights of parents to the free exercise of religion and to guide the upbringing of their children.

To help school districts come into compliance and avoid costly litigation, Thomas More Society attorneys have released a new guidance document. The document walks district administrators through simple, concrete steps to align their policies with these landmark rulings, protect parental rights in their communities, and minimize legal exposure.

This guidance is the next step in TMS's nationwide effort to enforce Mirabelli and ensure no school district can quietly continue the very practices the Supreme Court struck down.

Download the full guidance document here.

TMS URGES INDIANA SUPREME COURT TO REJECT ACLU'S BID TO TURN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM INTO ABORTION ACCESS: Thomas More Society has filed an amicus brief at the Indiana Supreme Court in the state's appeal of a permanent injunction that blocks enforcement of Indiana's pro-life law against plaintiffs claiming a religious right to abortion. The brief asks the Court to put a stop to the ACLU's attempt to weaponize Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act against the preborn.

The case began in September 2022, when the ACLU of Indiana sued on behalf of anonymous plaintiffs and a group called Hoosier Jews for Choice, arguing that Indiana's pro-life protections violated their religious beliefs under RFRA. After years of litigation in which lower courts repeatedly sided with the plaintiffs, a Marion County judge on March 5, 2026, made the injunction permanent. Attorney General Todd Rokita immediately appealed, and the Indiana Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. Oral argument is set for September 10, 2026.

Read the full press release here.

DOJ LAUNCHES REVIEW OF FOUR CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS: On June 8, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched a compliance review into four California public school districts regarding instruction on sexual orientation and gender ideology.

“The Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Mahmoud and Mirabelli have put all school districts on notice: policies that keep parents in the dark about sexuality and gender ideology in the classroom must end now,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon.

Read the DOJ's full press release here.

ILLINOIS PRO-ABORTION LEGISLATION ADVANCES: As the Illinois General Assembly closed out its spring session, two pieces of pro-abortion legislation moved through the statehouse and continue to advance.

· House Bill 5295, the so-called “Reproductive Health Privacy Act,” is a Pritzker administration priority sponsored by Sen. Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago) and Rep. Mary Beth Canty (D-Arlington Heights). It passed the Senate on May 30 and the House on May 31 and is now on the Governor's desk awaiting his expected signature. The bill requires Illinois health information exchanges to segregate abortion-related medical records and records related to a diagnosis or treatment of gender dysphoria from the rest of a patient's digital medical history, block out-of-state entities from accessing those records, and curb disclosure more broadly. The bill is squarely aimed at insulating Illinois's abortion industry and the out-of-state women it treats from accountability under the laws of states that protect life.

· Senate Bill 3341, sponsored by Sen. Graciela Guzmán (D-Chicago), passed the Illinois Senate on May 20 and continues to move through the General Assembly. The bill would allow underage girls in Illinois to be prescribed hormonal birth control without the knowledge or consent of their parents.

Both bills push parents out of decisions affecting their own children and further entrench Illinois's role as a so-called "sanctuary state" for abortion. Thomas More Society will continue to fight in court for the rights of parents, women and girls, and the preborn.

IN THE MEDIA:

EWTN News - Catholic law firm offers guidelines to help school districts uphold parental rights

Just the News - Abortion-as-religion court ruling opens door to legal murder, critics warn