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Fairfax County School Board v. Doe

Petition for certiorari denied on November 21, 2022

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-968 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: (1) Whether a recipient of federal funding may be liable in damages in a private action under Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education in cases alleging student-on-student sexual harassment when the recipient"s response to such allegations did not itself cause any harassment actionable under Title IX; and (2) whether the requirement of "actual knowledge" in a private action under Davis is met when a funding recipient lacks a subjective belief that any harassment actionable under Title IX occurred. CVSG: 9/27/2022

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/12/2021Application (21A157) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 28, 2021 to January 13, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
11/16/2021Application (21A157) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 13, 2022.
12/30/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2022)
01/10/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 7, 2022 to April 8, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
01/11/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 8, 2022.
02/07/2022Brief amicus curiae of Independent Women's Law Center filed.
02/07/2022Brief amici curiae of Virginia School Boards Association, et al. filed.
04/08/2022Brief of respondent Jane Doe in opposition filed.
04/25/2022Reply of petitioner Fairfax County School Board filed. (Distributed)
04/26/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
05/16/2022The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
06/02/2022Supplemental brief of respondent Jane Doe filed.
09/27/2022Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
10/12/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
10/12/2022Supplemental brief of petitioner Fairfax County School Board filed. (Distributed)
10/24/2022Rescheduled.
10/25/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
11/07/2022Rescheduled.
11/14/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
11/21/2022Petition DENIED.