内容摘要：Maggie Chapman, a Green Party lawmaker in the Scottish Parliament, said the ruling was “deeply concerning” for human rights and “a huge blow to some of the most marginalized people in our society.”

Maggie Chapman, a Green Party lawmaker in the Scottish Parliament, said the ruling was “deeply concerning” for human rights and “a huge blow to some of the most marginalized people in our society.”

The case hit unusually close to home, as three justices live in the county, though none sent their children to public schools.“I guess I am a bit mystified as a lifelong resident of the county how it came to this,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh said. Kavanaugh also expressed surprise that the school system was “not respecting religious liberty,” especially because of the county’s diverse population and Maryland’s history as a haven for Catholics.

Pressed repeatedly about why the school system couldn’t reinstitute an opt-out policy, lawyer Alan Schoenfeld said, “It tried that. It failed. It was not able to accommodate the number of opt-outs at issue.”Sex education is the only area of instruction in Montgomery schools that students can be excused from, Schoenfeld said.Justices referred to several of the books, but none as extensively as “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding,” in which a niece worries that her uncle will not have as much time for her after he gets married to another man.

Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor and conservative Justice Samuel Alito, who are on opposite sides of most culture-war clashes, offered competing interpretations.“Is looking at two men getting married, is that the religious objection?” Sotomayor said, noting there’s not even any kissing involved.

Alito described the book as an endorsement of same-sex marriage. “The book has a clear message, and a lot of people think it’s a good message, and maybe it is a good message, but it’s a message that a lot of people who hold on to traditional religious beliefs don’t agree with,” he said.

In all, five books are at issue in the high court case, touching on the same themes found in classic stories that include Snow White, Cinderella and Peter Pan, the school system’s lawyers wrote.“But we are here to sing and I’m going to sing my heart out for everyone,” she said.

A demonstration in support of Israel and against antisemitism was held in central Basel on Thursday.Anti-Israel protests in Basel have been much smaller than last year in Malmo. Another pro-Palestinian demonstration is planned for Saturday in downtown Basel, 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from the contest venue, St. Jakobshalle arena.

But concern by some Eurovision participants and broadcasters continues.More than 70 former Eurovision contestants signed a letter calling for Israel to be excluded. Several of the national broadcasters that fund Eurovision, including those of Spain, Ireland and Iceland, have called for a discussion about Israel’s participation.