No. 23-392

Metropolitan School District of Martinsville v. A. C., a Minor Child by His Next Friend, Mother and Legal Guardian, M. C.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (6)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: bathroom-access bathroom-policy biological-sex circuit-split civil-rights equal-protection equal-protection-clause school-district sex-segregation student-rights title-ix
Latest Conference: 2024-01-12 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause dictate a single national policy that prohibits local schools from maintaining separate bathrooms based on students' biological sex.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause prohibit schools from maintaining separate bathrooms on the basis of students' biological sex

Docket Entries

2024-01-16
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
2024-01-04
Rescheduled.
2023-12-29
Reply of petitioner Metropolitan School District of Martinsville filed. (Distributed)
2023-12-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-19
Brief of respondent A.C., a Minor Child by His Next Friend, Mother and Legal Guardian, M.C. in opposition filed. (Distributed)
2023-12-19
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2023-11-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 20, 2023.
2023-11-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 13, 2023 to December 20, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-11-13
2023-11-13
2023-11-13
Brief amicus curiae of Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies filed.
2023-11-13
2023-11-13
2023-11-10
2023-10-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 13, 2023.
2023-10-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 13, 2023 to December 13, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-10-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2023)

Attorneys

A.C., a Minor Child by His Next Friend, Mother and Legal Guardian, M.C.
Kenneth J. FalkACLU of Indiana, Respondent
Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies
Donald A. Daugherty Jr.Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies, Amicus
Independent Women's Forum, et al.
Gene Clayton SchaerrSchaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Metropolitan School District of Martinsville
Paul D. ClementClement & Murphy, PLLC, Petitioner
Parents Defending Education
John Michael ConnollyConsovoy McCarthy PLLC, Amicus
States of Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia
James Allen BartaOffice of the Indiana Attorney General, Amicus
The American Civil Rights Project
Daniel Isaac MorenoffThe American Civil Rights Project, Amicus
Thomas More Society
Joan Maret MannixThomas More Society , Amicus