Box v. Henderson
Petition for certiorari denied on December 14, 2020
Issue: Whether a state, consistent with the 14th Amendment due process and equal protection clauses, may adopt a biology-based birth-certificate system that includes a rebuttable presumption that a birth mother"s husband " but not wife " is the child"s biological parent.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/15/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 17, 2020) |
| 06/23/2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Ashlee and Ruby Henderson, et al. to respond filed. |
| 07/01/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| 09/28/2020 | Response Requested. (Due October 28, 2020) |
| 10/09/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 28, 2020 to November 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 10/13/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 10, 2020. |
| 10/28/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Them Before Us filed. |
| 11/10/2020 | Brief of respondents Ashlee and Ruby Henderson, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 11/23/2020 | Reply of petitioner Kristina Box, In Her Official Capacity as Commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/24/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020. |
| 12/14/2020 | Petition DENIED. |