No. 25A234

South Carolina, et al. v. John Doe, By His Next Friends and Parents, Jim Doe and Jane Doe

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-28
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Amici (1) Experienced Counsel
Tags: equal-protection gender-affirming-care legislative-act medical-treatment sovereignty title-x
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri ClassAction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state law regulating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors violates constitutional equal protection principles or federal anti-discrimination statutes

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. :

Docket Entries

2025-09-10
Application (25A234) referred to the Court.
2025-09-10
Application (25A234) for a stay of injunction pending appeal presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied. The denial of the application is not a ruling on the merits of the legal issues presented in the litigation. Rather, it is based on the standards applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court. The motion for leave to file under seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch would grant the application.
2025-09-05
Response of John Doe, et al. to application submitted.
2025-09-05
Response to application from respondent John Doe filed.
2025-08-29
Amicus brief of State of Indiana submitted.
2025-08-29
Response to application (25A234) requested by The Chief Justice, due by 4 p.m. (EDT) on September 5, 2025.
2025-08-29
Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed.
2025-08-26
Application (25A234) for a stay and application for leave to file the application and appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

John Doe, et al.
Alexandra Zoe BrodskyPublic Justice, Respondent
South Carolina, et al.
Joseph David SpateSouth Carolina Attorney General's Office, Petitioner
Miles Edward ColemanNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Petitioner
State of Indiana
James Allen BartaOffice of the Indiana Attorney General, Amicus