No. 24-449

Warren Petersen, President of the Arizona Senate, et al. v. Jane Doe, by Next Friends and Parents Helen Doe and James Doe, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-10-22
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (6)Response WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: biological-sex constitutional-rights equal-protection gender-identity sex-discrimination sports-participation
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-06-26 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Arizona's Save Women's Sports Act ("SWSA"), which preserves the traditional practice of excluding biological males from girls' and women's sports teams and competitions, violates the Equal Protection Clause.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Arizona's Save Women's Sports Act, which preserves the traditional practice of excluding biological males from girls' and women's sports teams and competitions, violates the Equal Protection Clause

Docket Entries

2025-06-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-01-14
Amicus brief of Independent Council On Women's Sports and 135 Female Athletes, Coaches, Sports Officials, and Parents of Female Athletes submitted.
Main DocumentMotion for Leave to FileCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2025-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-06
Reply of petitioners Warren Petersen, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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2025-01-06
Reply of Warren Petersen, et al. submitted.
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2024-12-23
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Independent Council On Women's Sports, et al. (Distributed)
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2024-12-23
Brief of respondents Jane Doe, et al. in opposition filed.
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2024-12-23
Amicus brief of Independent Council On Women's Sports and 135 Female Athletes, Coaches, Sports Officials, and Parents of Female Athletes submitted.
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2024-12-23
Brief of Jane Doe, et al. in opposition submitted.
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2024-11-21
Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
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2024-11-21
Brief amici curiae of Sen. Nancy Barto, et al. filed.
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2024-11-21
Brief amici curiae of Five Female Olympic Rowers filed.
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2024-11-21
Brief amici curiae of Dr. Brent Ellis, et al. filed.
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2024-11-21
Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
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2024-11-06
Waiver of right of respondent The Gregory School to respond filed.
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2024-11-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 23, 2024. See Rule 30.1.
2024-11-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 21, 2024 to December 21, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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2024-11-01
Motion of Jane Doe, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
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2024-10-31
Waiver of right of respondents Kyrene School District, Laura Toenjes to respond filed.
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2024-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent Arizona Interscholastic Association to respond filed.
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2024-10-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 21, 2024)
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Attorneys

Alabama, Arkansas, and 22 Other States
Alexander Barrett Bowdre — Office of Alabama Attorney General, Amicus
Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. — Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
America's Future, Public Advocate of the United States, Leadership Institute, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Def. Fund, Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation, and Conservative Legal Def. and Education Fund
Jeremiah Lee Morgan — William J. Olson, P.C., Amicus
Arizona Interscholastic Association
Kristian Nelson — Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Respondent
Dr. Brent Ellis, President Spring Arbor University and The Wagner Center
William Wagner — Great Lakes Justice Center, Amicus
Five Female Olympic Rowers
Emily Eileen Jones — Jones Law Firm. PLLC, Amicus
Independent Council On Women's Sports and 135 Female Athletes, Coaches, Sports Officials, and Parents of Female Athletes
William Bock III — Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP, Amicus
Jane Doe, et al.
Justin Richard Rassi — Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Respondent
Adam G. Unikowsky — Jenner & Block LLP, Respondent
Kyrene School District, Laura Toenjes
Jordan Ellel — Kyrene - TUHSD Legal Services, Respondent
Sen. Nancy Barto, Rep. Barbara Ehardt, 49 Other Female Legislators, and 34 Family Policy Organizations
Nicholas J. Nelson — CrossCastle PLLC, Amicus
The Gregory School
Ashley Caballero- Daltrey — Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, LLC, Respondent
Warren Petersen, et al.
D. John Sauer — James Otis Law Group, LLC, Petitioner
Justin Daniel Smith — James Otis Law Group. LLC, Petitioner