The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled it will require schools to provide opt-outs for parents who have religious objections to LGBTQ+ books read in elementary schools, an outcome that would continue the court’s years-long push to expand religious rights.

Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor, in particular, wrestled with the themes and central message of a children’s book called “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” as they consider