Appellate Law

Commentary on Parker v. Town of Lexington

By S. COTUS

Mirror of Justice comments on Parker v. Town of Lexington, No. 07-1528, which we covered here.  That is the case where the First tells the parents that don?t like gay people where to go.  They find some international law support for the proposition that:

Parents have the right to educate their children in conformity with their moral and religious convictions, taking into account the cultural traditions of the family which favor the good and the dignity of the child; they should also receive from society the necessary aid and assistance to perform their educational role properly.

Of course, I completely disagree with that proposition.  Sure, it is all well and good to trust parents to raise their kids correctly, but can we really trust parents that have never been to law school to raise a kid right?  What could they possibly know about proper bluebooking or even which law schools are acceptable to attend, and which are immoral?

As we saw below, some kids have been raised without fashion sense.  Does international law really demand that the state sit idly by and watch as kids venture into law firms thinking it is right to wear jeans?   What next? 

Full post as published by Appellate Law and Practice on February 05, 2008 (boomark / email).