No. 21-5678
Shawn Kelly Thomason v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-law court-practice due-process equal-protection judicial-procedure pronoun-usage transgender-rights
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Eighth Circuit's failure to use a transgender litigant's preferred pronouns violate the Equal Protection Clause?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; so It is common practice for courts to refer to transgender litigants using their pronouns. Since... at least 1980, the Eighth Circuit has issued opinions that use the pronouns of litigants, but did i : not do so here. Does this offend the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the 7 law? _ f | i { ij
Docket Entries
2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-09-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 18, 2021)
Attorneys
Shawn Kelly Thomason
Shawn Kelly Thomason — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent