No. 21-5678
Shawn Kelly Thomason v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-law court-practice due-process equal-protection judicial-procedure pronoun-usage transgender-rights
Latest Conference:
2021-10-08
Question Presented (from Petition)
It is common practice for courts to refer to transgender litigants using their pronouns. Since at least 1980, the Eighth Circuit has issued opinions that use the pronouns of litigants, but did not do so here. Does this offend the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Eighth Circuit's failure to use a transgender litigant's preferred pronouns violate the Equal Protection Clause?
Docket Entries
2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-09-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 18, 2021)
Attorneys
Shawn Kelly Thomason
Shawn Kelly Thomason — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent