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.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
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
Latest Conference: 2025-06-26 (distributed 14 times)
Related Cases: 23-477 (Vide) 23-492 (Vide)
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

Attorneys

American Academy of Pediatrics and Additional National and State Medical and Mental Health Organizations
Debra Jean VetaCovington & Burling LLP, Amicus
Elliot Page, et al.
Carmine D. Boccuzzi Jr.Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP, Amicus
Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transgender People
Andrew Rhys DaviesWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Amicus
Jonathan Skrmetti, et al.
Cameron Thomas NorrisConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Respondent
James Matthew RiceOffice of Tennessee Attorney General, Respondent
Jeffrey Matthew HarrisConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Respondent
Steven James GriffinTennessee Attorney General's Office, Respondent
L. W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al.
Chase Bachrach StrangioAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Petitioner
State of Alabama
Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.Office of the Attorney General, Amicus