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United States v. Skrmetti

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