No. 23-477
 
Title: United States, Petitioner
v.
Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al.
Docketed: November 6, 2023
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-5600)
   Decision Date: September 28, 2023
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Nov 06 2023 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2023)
Petition Appendix Proof of Service
Nov 08 2023 Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2023 to January 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Nov 09 2023 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 5, 2024.
Nov 17 2023 Brief amici curiae of Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transgender People filed. VIDED.
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Dec 04 2023 Brief amici curiae of Elliot Page, et al. filed. VIDED.
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Dec 08 2023 Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 5, 2024 to February 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Dec 11 2023 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 5, 2024.
Feb 02 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Alabama filed. VIDED.
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Feb 02 2024 Brief of respondents Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
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Feb 20 2024 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 24 2024 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 16 2024 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jul 18 2024 Motion 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 2024 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
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Aug 27 2024 Joint appendix (Volumes I & II) filed. (Statement of cost filed)
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Aug 27 2024 Brief of respondents L.W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. in support of petitioner filed.
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Aug 30 2024 Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Pediatrics, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Williams Institute Scholars filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Equality Florida, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Dr. Erica E. Anderson, PhD, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of American Historical Association, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transgender People filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Conservative Officials, Advisors, and Activists filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of the Trevor Project, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of The American Psychological Association, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of TransParent and Minority Veterans of America filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Kentucky Plaintiffs, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Families with Transgender Children filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Expert Researchers and Physicians filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Clinical Practice Guideline Experts filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Elliot Page, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law, Medicine, and Public Health filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Yale Philosophers filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) in support of neither party filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of GRACE, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of William Eskridge Jr., et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amicus curiae of interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Family Law and Constitutional Law Scholars filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of 17 Healthcare Providers filed.
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Sep 03 2024 Brief amici curiae of Experts on Gender Affirming Care filed (Corrected brief filed - September 13, 2024).
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Sep 16 2024 Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General and respondents L.W., et al. in support of petitioner.
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Oct 04 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Professor James F. Blumstein filed.
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Oct 08 2024 Brief of respondents Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti, et al. filed.
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Oct 09 2024 Brief amici curiae of State Legislators, American Family Association, Inc., and AFA Action, Inc. filed.
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Oct 09 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Governor Gianforte filed.
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Oct 09 2024 Brief amicus curiae of North Carolina Values Institute filed.
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Oct 11 2024 Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed.
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Oct 11 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Women's Declaration International USA filed.
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Oct 11 2024 Brief amici curiae of Partners for Ethical Care, et al. filed.
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Oct 11 2024 Amicus brief of Missouri not accepted for filing. (October 16, 2024 - corrected paper and electronic brief to be submitted.)
Oct 11 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Missouri filed (October 22, 2024). (Distributed)
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Oct 11 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Self-Governance filed.
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Oct 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Florida House of Representatives filed.
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Oct 14 2024 Brief amicus curiae of The Women's Liberation Front filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Amicus brief of Ethics and Public Policy Center not accepted for filing. (October 16, 2024 - corrected paper and electronic brief to be submitted.)
Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Ethics and Public Policy Center filed (October 18, 2024).
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Isabelle Ayala, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies filed.(Distributed)
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Philosophy, Theology, Law, Politics, History, Literature and the Sciences filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Amicus brief of Dr. Burgo, FAIR, and Genspect not accepted for filing. (October 17, 2024 - corrected booklets and PDFs to be submitted.)
Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Joseph Burgo, Ph.D., et al. filed.(Oct. 22, 2024) (Distributed)
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of The American Civil Rights Project filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Amicus 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 2024 Brief amici curiae of Larger Detransitioners Community Including Public Officials, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 15 2024 Amicus brief of American Principles Project not accepted for filing. (October 17, 2024 - duplicate submission.)
Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of American Principles Project filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Alabama filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Family Action Council of Tennessee, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of The Governor of Texas filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Concerned Women for America, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Kurt T. Lash filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Fifty-Six Physicians filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Independent Women's Law Center filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Family Research Council filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Our Duty-USA filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Max Lazzara filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Governor Henry Dargan McMaster, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Defending Freedom filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Do No Harm filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of International Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for Families Impacted By Gender Dysphoria filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Kentucky, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of America’s Frontline Doctors, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Frontline Policy Council, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Independent Council on Women’s Sports, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, Inc., et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Family Action, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of Manhattan Institute, et al. filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Abigail Martinez filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Prof. Christopher R. Green filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Amicus brief of The American College of Pediatricians, et al. not accepted for filing (October 18, 2024 - Corrected version to be submitted).
Oct 15 2024 Brief amici curiae of The American College of Pediatricians, et al. filed (October 22, 2024). (Distributed)
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Oct 18 2024 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
Oct 21 2024 Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General and respondents L.W., et al. in support of petitioner GRANTED.
Oct 22 2024 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Oct 22 2024 CIRCULATED
Oct 31 2024 Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Nov 07 2024 Reply of respondents L.W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 07 2024 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 04 2024 Argued. 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 2025 Letter of petitioner filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 18 2025 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined, and in which Alito, J., joined as to Parts I and II–B. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Barrett, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Jackson, J., joined in full, and in which Kagan, J., joined as to Parts I–IV. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Jul 21 2025 Judgment Issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Attorneys for Respondents
James Matthew Rice
Counsel of Record
Office of Tennessee Attorney General
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202

MATT.RICE@AG.TN.GOV
Ph: (615) 741-3491
Party name: Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti, et al.


Chase Bachrach Strangio
Counsel of Record
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004

cstrangio@aclu.org
Ph: 2125492500
Party name: L.W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al.


Steven James Griffin
Tennessee Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202

steven.griffin@ag.tn.gov
Ph: 6157419598
Party name: Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti, et al.


Jeffrey Matthew Harris
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209

JEFF@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM
Ph: (703) 243-9423
Party name: Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti, et al.


Whitney Downs Hermandorfer
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General & Reporte
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202-0207

whitney.hermandorfer@ag.tn.gov
Ph: 615-741-7403
Party name: Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti, et al.


Cameron Thomas Norris
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd., Ste 700
Arlington, VA 22209

cam@consovoymccarthy.com
Ph: 7032439423
Party name: Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti, et al.


Other Attorneys
Jessica Ring Amunson
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

JAMUNSON@JENNER.COM
Ph: 202-639-6023
Party name: The American Psychological Association and Other Leading Mental Health Organizations


David Axelman
Counsel of Record
Florida House of Representatives
317 The Capitol, 402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399

david.axelman@myfloridahouse.gov
Ph: 850-717-5283
Party name: The Florida House of Representatives


Peter T. Barbur
Counsel of Record
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
375 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10001

pbarbur@cravath.com
Ph: (212) 474-1000
Party name: Families with Transgender Children


Boris Bershteyn
Counsel of Record
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
One Manhattan West
New York, NY 10001-8602

BORIS.BERSHTEYN@SKADDEN.COM
Ph: 212-735-3000
Party name: Grace and Parents of Transgender Youth


James F. Blumstein
Counsel of Record
131 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203

james.blumstein@vanderbilt.edu
Ph: 615.343.3939
Party name: Professor James F. Blumstein


Carmine D. Boccuzzi Jr.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006

cboccuzzi@cgsh.com
Ph: 212-225-2508
Party name: Elliot Page, et al.


William Bock III
Counsel of Record
Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP
111 Monument Circle
Suite 900
Indianapolis, IN 46204-5125

wbock@kgrlaw.com
Ph: (317) 777-7412
Party name: Independent Council on Women’s Sports and 135 Female Athletes, Coaches, Sports Officials, and Parents of Female Athletes


Benjamin Bradshaw
Counsel of Record
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

bbradshaw@omm.com
Ph: 202-383-5300
Party name: TransParent and Minority Veterans of America


Kristine Lee Brown
Counsel of Record
Attorney At Law
8700 E Jefferson Ave #370953
Denver, CO 80237

kristiburtonbrown@gmail.com
Ph: 720-285-9552
Party name: Frontline Policy Council, Et Al


Dean Robert Broyles
Counsel of Record
The National Center for Law and Policy
539 West Grand Avenue
Escondido, CA 92025

dbroyles@nclplaw.org
Ph: 7607474529
Party name: Scholars of Philosophy, Theology, Law, Politics, History, Literature and the Sciences


Brian Timothy Burgess
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter, LLP
1900 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

BBurgess@goodwinlaw.com
Ph: 2023464000
Party name: Conservative Officials, Advisors, and Activists


James Mahoney Burnham
Counsel of Record
King Street Legal PLLC
800 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006

james@kingstlegal.com
Ph: (602) 501-5469
Party name: Independent Women's Law Center


John J. Bursch
Counsel of Record
Alliance Defending Freedom
440 First Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20001

jbursch@adflegal.org
Ph: (616) 450-4235
Party name: Alliance Defending Freedom


Anthony Thomas Caso
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Counsel Group
1628 N Main St. #289
Salinas, CA 93906

ATCASO@CCG1776.COM
Ph: 916-601-1916
Party name: Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence


Claudia Center
Counsel of Record
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
3075 Adeline Street, Suite 210
Berkeley, CA 94703

ccenter@dredf.org
Ph: 5106442555
Party name: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund


Samantha Lee Chaifetz
Counsel of Record
DLA Piper LLC
500 8th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004

SAMANTHA.CHAIFETZ@US.DLAPIPER.COM
Ph: (202) 799-4082
Party name: Dr. Erica E. Anderson, PhD, and Dr. Laura Edwards-Leeper, PhD


Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.
Counsel of Record
Claybrook, LLC
655 Fifteenth St., NW, Ste. 425
Washington, DC 20005

rick@claybrooklaw.com
Ph: 301-622-0360
Party name: Wisconsin Family Action, et al.


Theodore Mark Cooperstein
Counsel of Record
Theodore Cooperstein PLLC
1888 Main Street
Suite C-203
Madison, MS 39110

ted@appealslawyer.us
Ph: 6013972471
Party name: American Principles Project


Daniel Julian Cragg
Counsel of Record
Eckland & Blando
10 South Fifth Street, Suite 800
Minneapolis, MN 55402

dcragg@ecklandblando.com
Ph: 6122360165
Party name: Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM)


Elspeth Benten Cypher
Counsel of Record
Women's Liberation Front
1802 Vernon Street NW #2036
Washington, DC 20009

elspeth@womensliberationfront.org
Ph: 202-507-9475
Party name: The Women's Liberation Front


David Anthony Dalia
Counsel of Record
700 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

davidadalia@gmail.com
Ph: 504-524-5541
Party name: America’s Frontline Doctors and Dr. Simone Gold, M.D., J.D.


Kara Patrice Dansky
Counsel of Record
Women's Declaration International USA
P.O. Box 21160
Washington, DC 20009

info@karadansky.com
Ph: 8336702474
Party name: Women's Declaration International USA


Donald A. Daugherty Jr.
Counsel of Record
Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

don.daugherty@dfipolicy.org
Ph: (414) 559-6902
Party name: Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies


Andrew Rhys Davies
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007

andrew.davies@wilmerhale.com
Ph: 212 230 8800
Party name: Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transgender People


Trey Christian Dellinger
Counsel of Record
AFA Action, Inc.
108 Parkgate Drive
Tupelo, MS 38801

trdellinger@afa.net
Ph: 662-821-2024 x523
Party name: State Legislators, American Family Association, Inc., and AFA Action, Inc.


Deborah Dewart
Counsel of Record
111 Magnolia Lane
Hubert, NC 28539

LAWYERDEBORAH@OUTLOOK.COM
Ph: 9103264554
Party name: North Carolina Values Institute


Joshua Michael Divine
Counsel of Record
Office of the Missouri Attorney General
Solicitor General
207 West High Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101

josh.divine@ago.mo.gov
Ph: 573-751-8870
Party name: State of Missouri


Sydney Victoria Duncan
Counsel of Record
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
520 8th Ave, Suite 2204
New York, NY 10018

sduncan@transequality.org
Ph: 205-807-1071
Party name: Elliot Page, et al.


Charles Kenneth Eldred
Counsel of Record
Attorney
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548

charles.eldred@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1706
Party name: State of Texas


John Patrick Elwood
Counsel of Record
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
601 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

JOHN.ELWOOD@ARNOLDPORTER.COM
Ph: (202) 942-5992
Party name: American Bar Association


David Scott Flugman
Counsel of Record
Selendy Gay PLLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104

dflugman@selendygay.com
Ph: 212-390-9000
Party name: Williams Institute Scholars


Mitra Nasreen Forouhar
Counsel of Record
MNF Law
77 Van Ness Ave., Ste 101
PMB 1319
San Francisco, CA 94102

mitra@mnf-law.com
Ph: 415-602-1864
Party name: Dr. Burgo, FAIR, and Genspect


Terry L. Fowler
Counsel of Record
3201 Zafarano Drive
Suite C-378
Santa Fe, NM 87507

bioethicsamicus@outlook.com
Ph: 5052268218
Party name: Larger Detransitioners Community Including Public Officials, Healthcare Providers, and Researchers


Sean Paul Gates
Counsel of Record
Charis Lex P.C.
155 North Lake Avenue
Suite 800
Pasadena, CA 91101

SGATES@CHARISLEX.COM
Ph: 626-508-1715
Party name: Max Lazzara


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036

BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center


Leslie A. Greathouse
Counsel of Record
Spencer Fane LLP
1000 Walnut Street
Suite 1400
Kansas City, MO 64106-2140

lgreathouse@spencerfane.com
Ph: 8164748100
Party name: William Eskridge Jr., Steven Calabresi, Naomi Cahn, June Carbone, Lawrence Gostin, Christopher Riano, Amanda Shanor, and Alexander Volokh


Jason Caldwell Greaves
Counsel of Record
Binnall Law Group
717 King Street
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314

jason@binnall.com
Ph: 703-310-8287
Party name: Citizens Defending Freedom


Christopher Raymond Green
Counsel of Record
Attorney at Law
481 Chucky Mullins Drive
University , MS 38677

crgreen@olemiss.edu
Ph: 6629156837
Party name: Christopher Green


Jeffrey Aaron Hall
Counsel of Record
Burke Law Group PLLC
2001 L St NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036

jeff@burkegroup.law
Ph: (832) 968-7564
Party name: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board


Kathleen Roberta Hartnett
Counsel of Record
Cooley LLP
3 Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111, CA 94111

KHARTNETT@COOLEY.COM
Ph: (415) 693-2000
Party name: Professors of Law, Medicine, and Public Health


Kara Nicole Ingelhart
Counsel of Record
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Bluhm Legal Clinic, LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic
375 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611

kara.ingelhart@law.northwestern.edu
Ph: (312) 503-3770
Party name: American Historical Association, Organization Of American Historians, LGBTQ+ History Association, and Historian Scholars


Eric Nieuwenhuis Kniffin
Counsel of Record
Ethics and Public Policy Center
1730 M Street N.W.
Suite 910
Washington, DC 20036

ekniffin@eppc.org
Ph: 202-682-1200
Party name: Ethics and Public Policy Center


Jonah Moses Knobler
Counsel of Record
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

jknobler@pbwt.com
Ph: 2123362134
Party name: interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth


Craig Joseph Konnoth
Counsel of Record
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Craig.konnoth@virginia.edu
Ph: 4349247361
Party name: Experts on Gender Affirming Care


Matthew Franklin Kuhn
Counsel of Record
Office of Attorney General of Kentucky
700 Capital Avenue, Suite 118
Frankfort, KY 40601

MATT.KUHN@KY.GOV
Ph: (502) 696-5300
Party name: Kentucky, Arkansas, Indiana, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming


Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
501 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36130

EDMUND.LACOUR@ALABAMAAG.GOV
Ph: 334-242-7300
Party name: State of Alabama


William Grayson Lambert
Counsel of Record
Office of the Governor
S.C. State House
1100 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201

glambert@governor.sc.gov
Ph: (803) 734-2100
Party name: Governor Henry Dargan McMaster and Nine Additional Governors


Julia Renee Lissner
Counsel of Record
Akerman LLP
71 South Wacker Drive, 47th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

julia.lissner@akerman.com
Ph: (312) 634-5700
Party name: Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network, et al.


Janice Marie Mac Avoy
Counsel of Record
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004

JANICE.MACAVOY@FRIEDFRANK.COM
Ph: 212-859-8182
Party name: Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence, Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence, Team Enough, and March For Our Lives Action Fund


Brian Robert Matsui
Counsel of Record
Morrison & Foerster LLP
2100 L Street, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20037

BMATSUI@MOFO.COM
Ph: 202-887-8784
Party name: Family Law and Constitutional Law Scholars


Deborah S Mazer
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10017

deborah.mazer@davispolk.com
Ph: 2124504000
Party name: 17 Healthcare Providers


Mary Elizabeth McAlister
Counsel of Record
Child & Parental Rights Campaign, Inc.
5805 State Bridge Rd.
Suite G310
Johns Creek, GA 30097

mmcalister@childparentrights.org
Ph: 770 448 4525
Party name: Partners for Ethical Care, Kevin and Charmagne Cox, Joy Flores, Andrew Snow, Martha S., Kristine W., Bri Miller, Liz and Chris Doe, Yaacov Sheinfeld and Helen S.,


R. Trent McCotter
Counsel of Record
Boyden Gray PLLC
800 Connecticut Ave. NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

tmccotter@boydengray.com
Ph: 202-706-5488
Party name: Professor Kurt T. Lash


Anita Yvonne Milanovich
Counsel of Record
Office of the Governor
1301 E 6th Ave.
Helena, MT 59601

anita.milanovich@mt.gov
Ph: 4064445554
Party name: Governor Greg Gianforte


Nicholas Patrick Miller
Counsel of Record
Schaerr Jaffe LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

nmiller@schaerr-jaffe.com
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: Our Duty-USA


Rachel Gabrielle Miller-Ziegler
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369

rachel.miller-ziegler@mto.com
Ph: (202) 220-1100
Party name: Equality Florida, Georgia Equality, Tennessee Equality Project, Equality Utah, and Wyoming Equality


Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413

cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: Concerned Women for America and Samaritan’s Purse


Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413

cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: Family Research Council


Jonathan F. Mitchell
Counsel of Record
Mitchell Law PLLC
111 Congress Avenue
Suite 400
Austin, TX 78701

jonathan@mitchell.law
Ph: (512) 686-3940
Party name: America First Legal Foundation


Daniel Isaac Morenoff
Counsel of Record
The American Civil Rights Project
P.O. Box 12207
Dallas, TX 75225

dan@americancivilrightsproject.org
Ph: (214) 504-1835
Party name: The American Civil Rights Project


William Jeffrey Olson
Counsel of Record
William J. Olson, P.C.
370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180

WJO@MINDSPRING.COM
Ph: 7033565070
Party name: America's Future, et al.


Joshua Kerry Payne
Counsel of Record
Campbell Miller Payne, PLLC
5955 Alpha Road #1491
Dallas, TX 75240

josh@cmppllc.com
Ph: 214-316-7156
Party name: Isabelle Ayala, Jill Doe, Soren Aldaco, and Jane Smith


Rita Martin Peters
Counsel of Record
Attorney at Law
5850 San Felipe
Suite 575A
Houston, TX 77057

rpeters@cosaction.com
Ph: 5408301229
Party name: Citizens for Self-Governance


Justin Richard Rassi
Counsel of Record
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
66 Hudson Boulevard
New York, NY 10001

jrassi@debevoise.com
Ph: (212) 909-6000
Party name: The Trevor Project, Juvenile Law Center, National Center for Youth Law


Emmett Eugene Robinson
Robinson Law Firm LLC
6600 Lorain Avenue #731
Cleveland, OH 44102

erobinson@robinsonlegal.org
Ph: 2165056900
Party name: Independent Women's Law Center


Gene Clayton Schaerr
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: The American College of Pediatricians, et al.


Stephanie Schuster
Counsel of Record
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

STEPHANIE.SCHUSTER@MORGANLEWIS.COM
Ph: (202) 739-3000
Party name: The Kentucky Plaintiffs, GLAD, and LGBTQ+ Advocates


Kelly J. Shackelford
Counsel of Record
First Liberty Institute
2001 W Piano Pkwy
Suite 1600
Plano, TX 75075

kshackelford@firstliberty.org
Ph: 972-941-4444
Party name: Abigail Martinez


Alexander Rosskamm Shalom
Counsel of Record
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Dr.
Roseland, NJ 07068

ashalom@lowenstein.com
Ph: 973-597-2500
Party name: Expert Researchers and Physicians


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017

ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212-599-7000
Party name: Manhattan Institute and Dr. Leor Sapir


J. Thomas Smith
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Government Defense Fund
1113 Murfeesboro Road
Franklin, TN 37064

jthomsmith@cgdfund.com
Ph: 615-591-2090
Party name: The Family Action Council of Tennessee and Ten Other State Policy Councils


Samuel Spital
Counsel of Record
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
40 Rector Street
5th Floor
New York, NY 10006

SSPITAL@NAACPLDF.ORG
Ph: (212) 965-2200
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.


Amelia Temple Redwood Starr
Counsel of Record
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

amelia.starr@davispolk.com
Ph: 2124504000
Party name: 17 Healthcare Providers


Mathew D. Staver
Counsel of Record
Liberty Counsel
109 Second St., NE
Washington, DC 20002

COURT@LC.ORG
Ph: (202) 289-1776
Party name: Liberty Counsel


Eugene E. Stearns
Counsel of Record
150 West Flagler Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131

estearns@stearnsweaver.com
Ph: 305-789-3280
Party name: Clinical Practice Guideline Experts


Catherine Emily Stetson
Counsel of Record
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 13th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-1109

CATE.STETSON@HOGANLOVELLS.COM
Ph: 2026375491
Party name: Legal Scholars and National Women's Law Center


James Patrick Sullivan
Counsel of Record
Office of the Governor of Texas
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711

james.sullivan@gov.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-3306
Party name: The Governor of Texas


David H. Thompson
Counsel of Record
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

DTHOMPSON@COOPERKIRK.COM
Ph: 202-220-9600
Party name: Do No Harm


Conor Denali Tucker
Counsel of Record
Steptoe LLP
633 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

ctucker@steptoe.com
Ph: 2134399400
Party name: 164 Members of Congress


Julie Michelle Veroff
Counsel of Record
California Department of Justice
455 Golden Gate Avenue
Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102

julie.veroff@doj.ca.gov
Ph: 4156932000
Party name: State of California


Debra Jean Veta
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burling LLP
850 Tenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

jveta@cov.com
Ph: 202 662-5294
Party name: American Academy of Pediatrics and Additional National and State Medical and Mental Health Organizations


Andrew DeWitt Watkins
Counsel of Record
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC
15405 John Marshall Highway
Haymarket, VA 20169

awatkins@holtzmanvogel.com
Ph: 5403418808
Party name: Fifty-Six Physicians


Jessica Michael Weisel
Counsel of Record
Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
96 Jessie Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

jessica.weisel@calg.com
Ph: (415) 649-6700
Party name: Yale Philosophers


Randall L. Wenger
Counsel of Record
Independence Law Center
23 N. Front Street, First Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101

rwenger@indlawcenter.org
Ph: 717-657-4990
Party name: International Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for Families Impacted By Gender Dysphoria


John Marc Wheat
Counsel of Record
Advancing American Freedom, Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 930
Washington, DC 20004-2729

MWHEAT@ADVANCINGAMERICANFREEDOM.COM
Ph: (202) 780-4848
Party name: Advancing American Freedom, Inc.


Megan Marie Wold
Counsel of Record
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

mwold@cooperkirk.com
Ph: 2022209600
Party name: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and The Tennessee Catholic Conference