No. 18-658

Joel Doe, et al. v. Boyertown Area School District, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (11)Relisted (11) Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-privacy due-process gender-identity privacy privacy-interest school-policy sex-discrimination title-ix transgender transgender-rights
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-05-23 (distributed 11 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a public school has a compelling interest in authorizing students who believe themselves to be members of the opposite sex to use locker rooms and restrooms reserved exclusively for the opposite sex, and whether such a policy is narrowly tailored

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Boyertown Area School District by policy authorizes some transgender students to use high school locker rooms and restrooms that match their subjective gender identity rather than their objective sex, as a means of affirming their beliefs about their gender and promoting tolerance. The policy forces students using those facilities to be seen by the opposite sex when they are partially or fully undressed, or to forgo using the facilities altogether. The Third Circuit correctly held that students have a constitutional right not to be seen undressed by the opposite sex but nonetheless upheld the policy, concluding it satisfied strict scrutiny. This petition presents two questions: 1. Given students’ constitutionally protected privacy interest in their partially clothed bodies, whether a public school has a compelling interest in authorizing students who believe themselves to be members of the opposite sex to use locker rooms and restrooms reserved exclusively for the opposite sex, and whether such a policy is narrowly tailored. 2. Whether the Boyertown policy constructively denies access to locker room and restroom facilities under Title IX “on the basis of sex.” 20 U.S.C. 1681.

Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-28
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Ryan T. Anderson GRANTED.
2019-05-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-05-14
Rescheduled.
2019-05-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
2019-05-06
Rescheduled.
2019-05-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-24
Rescheduled.
2019-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-04-16
Rescheduled.
2019-04-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/18/2019.
2019-04-09
Rescheduled.
2019-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-27
Rescheduled.
2019-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-03-21
Rescheduled.
2019-03-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-03-14
Rescheduled.
2019-03-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-28
Rescheduled.
2019-02-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
2019-02-21
Rescheduled.
2019-02-12
Reply of petitioners Joel Doe, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2019-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-01-22
Brief of respondent Pennsylvania Youth Congress Foundation in opposition filed.
2019-01-18
Brief of respondents Boyertown Area School District, et al. in opposition filed.
2018-12-21
Brief amici curiae of Christian Educators Association International, et al. filed.
2018-12-21
Brief amicus curiae of William J. Bennett filed.
2018-12-21
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Ryan T. Anderson.(12/26/2018)
2018-12-21
Brief amicus curiae of Walt Heyer filed.
2018-12-20
Brief amicus curiae of Hands Across the Aisle filed.
2018-12-20
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars filed.
2018-12-19
Brief amici curiae of Miriam Grossman, M.D., et al. filed.
2018-12-18
Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.
2018-12-18
Brief amicus curiae of Women's Liberation Front filed.
2018-12-17
Brief amicus curiae of The Institute for Faith and Family filed.
2018-11-27
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Joel Doe, et al.
2018-11-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 22, 2019, for all respondents.
2018-11-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 21, 2018 to January 21, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 21, 2018)
2018-10-17
Application (18A397) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 19, 2018.
2018-10-10
Application (18A397) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 24, 2018 to December 21, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Boyertown Area School District, et al.
Michael I. LevinLevin Legal Group, P.C., Respondent
Michael I. LevinLevin Legal Group, P.C., Respondent
Christian Educators Association International, et al.
Erin Elizabeth MersinoGreat Lakes Justice Center, Amicus
Erin Elizabeth MersinoGreat Lakes Justice Center, Amicus
Constitutional Law Scholars
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
Lawrence J. JosephLaw Office of Lawrence J. Joseph, Amicus
Lawrence J. JosephLaw Office of Lawrence J. Joseph, Amicus
Hands Across the Aisle
Aaron Diego MartinMette, Evans & Woodside, Amicus
Aaron Diego MartinMette, Evans & Woodside, Amicus
Joel Doe, et al.
John J. BurschAlliance Defending Freedom, Petitioner
John J. BurschAlliance Defending Freedom, Petitioner
Miriam Grossman, M.D., Paul Hruz, Ph.D., M.D., Michael Laidlaw, M.D., Quentin Van Meter, M.D., and Andre Van Mol, M.D.
Thomas William Parker Douglas — Amicus
Thomas William Parker Douglas — Amicus
Pennsylvania Youth Congress Foundation
Ria Tabacco MarAmerican Civil Liberties Union, Respondent
Ria Tabacco MarAmerican Civil Liberties Union, Respondent
Ryan T. Anderson
Dean Robert BroylesThe National Center for Law and Policy, Amicus
Dean Robert BroylesThe National Center for Law and Policy, Amicus
The Institute for Faith and Family
Deborah Dewart — Amicus
Deborah Dewart — Amicus
Walt Heyer
Gregory H. TeufelOGC Law, LLC, Amicus
Gregory H. TeufelOGC Law, LLC, Amicus
William J. Bennett
Charles Justin CooperCooper & Kirk, PLLC, Amicus
Charles Justin CooperCooper & Kirk, PLLC, Amicus
Women's Liberation Front
L. Theodore Hoppe Jr.L. Theodore Hoppe, Jr., Esquire - Attorney at Law, Amicus
L. Theodore Hoppe Jr.L. Theodore Hoppe, Jr., Esquire - Attorney at Law, Amicus