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John and Jane Parents 1 v. Montgomery County Board of Education

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on May 20, 2024.

Docket No.23-601
Op. Below4th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether, when a public school, by policy, expressly targets parents to deceive them about how the school will treat their minor children, parents have standing to seek injunctive and declaratory relief in anticipation of the school applying its policy against them; and (2) whether, assuming the parents have standing, a school policy that requires school employees to hide from parents that their child is transitioning gender at school if, in the child"s or the school"s estimation, the parents will not be "supportive" enough of the transition, violates their fundamental parental rights.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Nov 13, 2023
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2024)
Dec 12, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Faith and Family in Support filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Waiver of right of respondents Montgomery County Board of Education, et al. to respond filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, et al. filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Brief amici curiae of Liberty Justice Center, et al. filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Brief amici curiae of Professor S. Ernie Walton, et al. filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
Jan 4, 2024
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Parents, Inc. dba ParentsUSA filed.
Jan 10, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
Jan 16, 2024
Response Requested. (Due February 15, 2024)
Jan 17, 2024
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 15, 2024 to March 18, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 18, 2024
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 18, 2024.
Mar 18, 2024
Brief of respondents Montgomery County Board of Education, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 25, 2024
Reply of petitioners John and Jane Parents 1, et al. filed.
Apr 3, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
Apr 18, 2024
Rescheduled.
Apr 22, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
Apr 25, 2024
Rescheduled.
May 6, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
May 8, 2024
Rescheduled.
May 13, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
May 20, 2024
Petition DENIED.

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