No. 23-466
L. W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. v. Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al.
Amici (1)Relisted (14)
Tags: civil-rights due-process equal-protection gender-affirming-care heightened-scrutiny medical-autonomy medical-care parental-rights transgender transgender-rights
Key Terms:
DueProcess EmploymentDiscrimina Privacy
DueProcess EmploymentDiscrimina Privacy
Latest Conference:
2025-06-26
(distributed 14 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Tennessee's SB1 violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Tennessee’s SB1, which categorically bans gender-affirming healthcare for transgender adolescents, triggers heightened scrutiny and likely violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. 2. Whether Tennessee’s SB1 likely violates the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the medical care of their children guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
Docket Entries
2025-06-30
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2024-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
2024-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-06-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-05-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024.
2024-05-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
2024-05-08
Rescheduled.
2024-05-06
Supplemental brief of petitioners L. W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. filed.
2024-05-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2024-04-25
Rescheduled.
2024-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
2024-04-18
Rescheduled.
2024-04-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
2024-04-11
Rescheduled.
2024-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-26
Rescheduled.
2024-03-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
2024-03-20
Rescheduled.
2024-03-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
2024-03-13
Rescheduled.
2024-02-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-16
Reply of petitioners L. W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-12-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 2, 2024.
2023-12-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 3, 2024 to February 2, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-12-04
Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Pediatrics and Additional National and State Medical and Mental Health Organizations filed.
2023-11-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 3, 2024.
2023-11-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2023 to January 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-11-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2023)
Attorneys
American Academy of Pediatrics and Additional National and State Medical and Mental Health Organizations
Debra Jean Veta — Covington & Burling LLP, Amicus
Elliot Page, et al.
Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transgender People
Jonathan Skrmetti, et al.
Cameron Thomas Norris — Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Respondent
James Matthew Rice — Office of Tennessee Attorney General, Respondent
Jeffrey Matthew Harris — Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Respondent
Steven James Griffin — Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Respondent
L. W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al.
State of Alabama