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United States v. Skrmetti

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-477 6th Cir. Dec 4, 2024 TBD TBD TBD OT 2024

Issue: Whether Tennessee Senate Bill 1, which prohibits all medical treatments intended to allow "a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor"s sex" or to treat "purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the minor"s sex and asserted identity," violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/06/2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2023)
11/08/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2023 to January 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
11/09/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 5, 2024.
11/17/2023Brief amici curiae of Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transgender People filed. VIDED.
12/04/2023Brief amici curiae of Elliot Page, et al. filed. VIDED.
12/08/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 5, 2024 to February 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
12/11/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 5, 2024.
02/02/2024Brief amicus curiae of Alabama filed. VIDED.
02/02/2024Brief of respondents Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
02/20/2024Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
02/21/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
03/13/2024Rescheduled.
03/18/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
03/20/2024Rescheduled.
03/25/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
03/26/2024Rescheduled.
04/08/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
04/11/2024Rescheduled.
04/15/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
04/18/2024Rescheduled.
04/22/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
04/25/2024Rescheduled.
05/06/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
05/08/2024Rescheduled.
05/13/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
05/20/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024.
05/28/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
06/03/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
06/10/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
06/17/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
06/24/2024Petition GRANTED.
07/16/2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
07/18/2024Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 8, 2024.
08/27/2024Brief of petitioner United States filed.
08/27/2024Joint appendix (Volumes I & II) filed. (Statement of cost filed)
08/27/2024Brief of respondents L.W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. in support of petitioner filed.
08/30/2024Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Pediatrics, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Williams Institute Scholars filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Equality Florida, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Dr. Erica E. Anderson, PhD, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of American Historical Association, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transgender People filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Conservative Officials, Advisors, and Activists filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of the Trevor Project, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of The American Psychological Association, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of TransParent and Minority Veterans of America filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of The Kentucky Plaintiffs, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Families with Transgender Children filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Expert Researchers and Physicians filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Clinical Practice Guideline Experts filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Elliot Page, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law, Medicine, and Public Health filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Yale Philosophers filed.
09/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) in support of neither party filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of GRACE, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of William Eskridge Jr., et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Family Law and Constitutional Law Scholars filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of 17 Healthcare Providers filed.
09/03/2024Brief amici curiae of Experts on Gender Affirming Care filed (Corrected brief filed - September 13, 2024).
09/16/2024Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General and respondents L.W., et al. in support of petitioner.
10/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Professor James F. Blumstein filed.
10/08/2024Brief of respondents Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti, et al. filed.
10/09/2024Brief amici curiae of State Legislators, American Family Association, Inc., and AFA Action, Inc. filed.
10/09/2024Brief amicus curiae of Governor Gianforte filed.
10/09/2024Brief amicus curiae of North Carolina Values Institute filed.
10/11/2024Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed.
10/11/2024Brief amicus curiae of Women's Declaration International USA filed.
10/11/2024Brief amici curiae of Partners for Ethical Care, et al. filed.
10/11/2024Amicus brief of Missouri not accepted for filing. (October 16, 2024 - corrected paper and electronic brief to be submitted.)
10/11/2024Brief amicus curiae of Missouri filed (October 22, 2024). (Distributed)
10/11/2024Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Self-Governance filed.
10/14/2024Brief amici curiae of The Florida House of Representatives filed.
10/14/2024Brief amicus curiae of The Women's Liberation Front filed.
10/15/2024Amicus brief of Ethics and Public Policy Center not accepted for filing. (October 16, 2024 - corrected paper and electronic brief to be submitted.)
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Ethics and Public Policy Center filed (October 18, 2024).
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Isabelle Ayala, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies filed.(Distributed)
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Philosophy, Theology, Law, Politics, History, Literature and the Sciences filed.
10/15/2024Amicus brief of Dr. Burgo, FAIR, and Genspect not accepted for filing. (October 17, 2024 - corrected booklets and PDFs to be submitted.)
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Joseph Burgo, Ph.D., et al. filed.(Oct. 22, 2024) (Distributed)
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of The American Civil Rights Project filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Amicus brief of Larger Detransitioners Community Including Public Officials, Healthcare Providers, and Researchers not accepted for filing. (October 17, 2024 - booklets and PDFs to be corrected.)
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Larger Detransitioners Community Including Public Officials, et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/15/2024Amicus brief of American Principles Project not accepted for filing. (October 17, 2024 - duplicate submission.)
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of American Principles Project filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Alabama filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of The Family Action Council of Tennessee, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of The Governor of Texas filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Concerned Women for America, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Professor Kurt T. Lash filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Fifty-Six Physicians filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Independent Women's Law Center filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Family Research Council filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Our Duty-USA filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Max Lazzara filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Governor Henry Dargan McMaster, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Defending Freedom filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Do No Harm filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of International Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for Families Impacted By Gender Dysphoria filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Kentucky, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of America’s Frontline Doctors, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Frontline Policy Council, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Independent Council on Women’s Sports, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, Inc., et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Family Action, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of Manhattan Institute, et al. filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Abigail Martinez filed.
10/15/2024Brief amicus curiae of Prof. Christopher R. Green filed.
10/15/2024Amicus brief of The American College of Pediatricians, et al. not accepted for filing (October 18, 2024 - Corrected version to be submitted).
10/15/2024Brief amici curiae of The American College of Pediatricians, et al. filed (October 22, 2024). (Distributed)
10/18/2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
10/21/2024Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General and respondents L.W., et al. in support of petitioner GRANTED.
10/22/2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
10/22/2024CIRCULATED
10/31/2024Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
11/07/2024Reply of respondents L.W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/07/2024Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
12/04/2024Argued. For petitioner: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents L.W., et al. supporting petitioner: Chase B. Strangio, New York, N. Y. For respondents Jonathan Skrmetti, et al.: J. Matthew Rice, Solicitor General, Nashville, Tenn.
02/07/2025Letter of petitioner filed. (Distributed)