Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Alletta S. Brenner (argued) and Megan Houlihan, Perkins Coie LLP, Portland, Oregon; Paul C. Southwick, Paul Southwick Law LLC, Portland, Oregon; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Ashley C. Honold (argued) and Melissa N. Patterson, Appellate Staff Attorneys; Carol Federighi, Senior Trial Counsel, Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch; Natalie K. Wight, United States Attorney; Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General; United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Defendants-Appellees.
Christopher P. Schandevel (argued) and Kristen K. Waggoner, Alliance Defending Freedom, Lansdowne, Virginia; David A. Cortman, Alliance Defending Freedom, Lawrenceville, Georgia; Ryan J. Tucker and Mark A. Lippelmann, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, Arizona; John J. Bursch, Bursch Law PLLC, Caledonia, Michigan; Gene C. Schaerr (argued), Annika B. Barkdull, and Nicholas P. Miller I, Schaerr Jaffe LLP, Washington, D.C.; Herbert G. Grey, Herbert G. Grey Attorney at Law, Beaverton, Oregon; for Intervenor-Defendants-Appellees.
Rebecca B. Cassady, Richardson Wang LLP, Portland, Oregon; for Amici Curiae Dr. Rachel M. Schmitz, Dr. Meridith G.F. Worthen, Dr. Dawne Moon, and Five More Sociologists.
Caitlin V. Mitchell, Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton PC, Eugene, Oregon; for Amicus Curiae Higher Education Researchers.
Christopher A. Perdue, Assistant Attorney General; Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General; Ellen F. Rosenblum, Oregon Attorney General; United States Department of Justice, Office of the Oregon Attorney General, Salem, Oregon; Rob Bonta, California Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, California; William Tong, Connecticut Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Connecticut Attorney General, Hartford, Connecticut; Brian L. Schwalb, District of Columbia Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the District of Columbia Attorney General, Washington, D.C.; Philip J. Weiser, Colorado Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Colorado Attorney General, Denver, Colorado; Kathleen Jennings, Delaware Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Delaware Attorney General, Wilmington, Delaware; Anne E. Lopez, Hawaii Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Hawaii Attorney General, Honolulu, Hawaii; Aaron M. Frey, Maine Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Maine Attorney General, Augusta, Maine; Andrea Joy Campbell, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Attorney General, Boston, Massachusetts; Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota; Matthew J. Platkin, New Jersey Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the New Jersey Attorney General, Trenton, New Jersey; Michelle A. Henry, Pennsylvania Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Charity R. Clark, Vermont Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Vermont Attorney General, Montpelier, Vermont; Kwame Rauol, Illinois Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Chicago, Illinois; Anthony G. Brown, Maryland Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Maryland Attorney General, Baltimore, Maryland; Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan; Letitia James, New York Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the New York Attorney General, New York, New York; Aaron D. Ford, Nevada Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Carson City, Nevada; Peter F. Neronha, Rhode Island Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General, Providence, Rhode Island; Robert W. Ferguson, Washington Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Washington Attorney General, Olympia, Washington; for Amicus Curiae Oregon and 19 Other States.
Eli J. Hare, DiCello Levitt LLP, Birmingham, Alabama; Amy Keller, DiCello Levitt LLP, Chicago, Illinois; David A. Straite, DiCello Levitt LLP, New York, New York; for Amici Curiae Five LGBTQ+ Student Leaders at Private Religious Universities.
Jeremy M. Creelan, Rémi J.D. Jaffré, and Owen W. Keiter, Jenner & Block LLP, New York, New York; Michelle S. Kallen, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Amici Curiae Dr. H.L. Himes and Dr. Theresa Stueland Kay.
Eric C. Rassbach and Daniel L. Chen, The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Religious Liberty Clinic, Pepperdine University, Caruso School of Law, Malibu, California; for Amicus Curiae the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty.
David M. Andersen, Steven M. Sandberg, and Madelyn L. Blanchard, Brigham Young University, Office of the General Counsel, Provo, Utah; for Amici Curiae Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, Brigham Young University, and Thirteen Additional Religious Colleges and Universities.
Alan J. Reinach, Church State Council, Westlake Village, California; for Amici Curiae Seven Scholars and Researchers and Church State Council.
Before: MILAN D. SMITH, JR., MARK J. BENNETT, and ANTHONY D. JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.
