L. W. v. Skrmetti
Pending petition
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Issue: (1) Whether Tennessee"s Senate Bill 1, which categorically bans gender-affirming healthcare for transgender adolescents, triggers heightened scrutiny and likely violates the 14th Amendment"s equal protection clause; and (2) whether Senate Bill 1 likely violates the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the medical care of their children guaranteed by the 14th Amendment"s due process clause.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/01/2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2023) |
| 11/03/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2023 to January 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 11/06/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 3, 2024. |
| 11/17/2023 | Brief amici curiae of Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transgender People filed. VIDED. |
| 12/04/2023 | Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Pediatrics and Additional National and State Medical and Mental Health Organizations filed. |
| 12/04/2023 | Brief amici curiae of Elliot Page, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 12/08/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 3, 2024 to February 2, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 12/11/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 2, 2024. |
| 02/02/2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Alabama filed. VIDED. |
| 02/02/2024 | Brief of respondents Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 02/16/2024 | Reply of petitioners L. W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 02/21/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024. |
| 03/13/2024 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/18/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024. |
| 03/20/2024 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/25/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024. |
| 03/26/2024 | Rescheduled. |
| 04/08/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024. |
| 04/11/2024 | Rescheduled. |
| 04/15/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024. |
| 04/18/2024 | Rescheduled. |
| 04/22/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024. |
| 04/25/2024 | Rescheduled. |
| 05/06/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024. |
| 05/06/2024 | Supplemental brief of petitioners L. W., By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, et al. filed. |
| 05/08/2024 | Rescheduled. |
| 05/13/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024. |
| 05/20/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024. |
| 05/28/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024. |
| 06/03/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024. |
| 06/10/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024. |
| 06/17/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024. |