Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Justin R. Rassi (argued), Amy C. Zimmerman, and Jyotin R. Hamid, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, New York; Eric M. Fraser and Colin M. Proksel, Osborn Maledon PA, Phoenix, Arizona; Rachel H. Berg and Amy Whelan, National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
Justin D. Smith (argued), Michael E. Talent, and Dean John Sauer, James Otis Law Group LLC, St. Louis, Missouri; Maria Syms (argued), Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix, Arizona; Dennis I. Wilenchik and Karl Worthington, Wilenchik & Bartness PC, Phoenix, Arizona; for Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants and Defendants-Appellants.
Emily Jones and Ryan Lawson, Jones Law Firm PLLC, Billings, Montana; for Amici Curiae Female Olympic Rowers Mary I. O'Connor, Carol Brown, Patricia Spratlen Etem, Valerie McClain, and Jan Palchikoff.
Christopher E. Mills, Spero Law LLC, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; for Amici Curiae Concerned Women for America and Samaritan's Purse.
William Bock III, Kroger Gardis & Regas LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana, for Amici Curiae International Consortium on Female Sport and Independent Council on Women's Sports.
Jacob P. Warner and Jonathan A. Scruggs, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, Arizona; John J. Bursch, Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae Alliance Defending Freedom.
John M. Connolly and James F. Hasson, Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC, Arlington, Virginia; for Amicus Curiae Counsel for Parents Defending Education.
Gene P. Hamilton and James K. Rogers, America First Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C.; for Amici Curiae Anna Van Hoek, Lisa Fink, Amber Zenczak, and Arizona Women of Action.
Gene C. Schaerr and Annika B. Barkdull, Schaerr Jaffe LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jennifer C. Braceras, Independent Women's Law Center, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae Independent Women's Law Center.
Dylan L. Jacobs, Deputy Solicitor General; Nicholas J. Bronni, Solicitor General; Tim Griffin, Attorney General; Office of the Arkansas Attorney General, Little Rock, Arkansas; Edmund G. LaCour Jr., Solicitor General; Steve Marshall, Attorney General; Office of the Alabama Attorney General, Montgomery, Alabama; Treg Taylor, Alaska Attorney General, Office of the Alaska Attorney General, Anchorage, Alaska; Chris Carr, Georgia Attorney General, Office of the Georgia Attorney General, Atlanta, Georgia; Theodore E. Rokita, Indiana Attorney General, Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana; Brenna Bird, Iowa Attorney General, Office of the Iowa Attorney General, Des Moines, Iowa; Daniel Cameron, Kentucky Attorney General, Office of the Kentucky Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky; Jeff Landry, Louisiana Attorney General, Office of the Louisiana Attorney General, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Lynn Fitch, Mississippi Attorney General, Office of the Mississippi Attorney General, Jackson, Mississippi; Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General, Office of the Missouri Attorney General, Kansas City, Missouri; Austin Knudsen, Montana Attorney General, Office of the Montana Attorney General, Helena, Montana; Michael T. Hilgers, Nebraska Attorney General, Office of the Nebraska Attorney General, Lincoln, Nebraska; Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma Attorney General, Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Alan Wilson, South Carolina Attorney General, Office of the South Carolina Attorney General, Columbia, South Carolina; Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee Attorney General, Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee; Sean D. Reyes, Utah Attorney General, Office of the Utah Attorney General, Salt Lake City, Utah; Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia Attorney General, Office of the West Virginia Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia; Bridget Hill, Wyoming Attorney General, Office of the Wyoming Attorney General, Cheyenne, Wyoming; for Amici Curiae State of Alabama, State of Arkansas, State of Alaska, State of Georgia, State of Indiana, State of Iowa, State of Kentucky, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of Tennessee, State of Utah, State of West Virginia, and State of Wyoming.
Kristine L. Brown, Kristine L. Brown LLC, Denver, Colorado; for Amici Curiae 88 Female Athletes, Coaches, Sports Officials, and Parents of Female Athletes.
Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc., New York, New York; Sasha Buchert, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc., Washington D.C.; Kell L. Olson, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc., Los Angeles, California; for Amici Curiae 196 Athletes in Women's Sports, The National Women's Soccer League Players Association, The Women's National Basketball Players Association, Athletes Unlimited, The Women's Sports Foundation, and Athlete Ally.
Shireen Barday and Mark C. Davies, Pallas Partner (US) LLP, New York, New York; Kelly Herbert, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York; Abbey J. Hudson and Kate M. Googins, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Amicus Curiae The Trevor Project, Inc.
Jordan D. Hershman, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Boston, Massachusetts; Stephanie Schuster, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Amici Curiae GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and the National Center for Transgender Equality.
Jessica R. Amunson and Illyana A. Green, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, D.C.; Matthew D. Cipolla, Jenner & Block LLP, New York, New York; Chasel Lee, Jenner & Block LLP, San Francisco, California; Howard S. Suskin and David M. Kroeger, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, Illinois; for Amici Curiae American Medical Association and Seven Other Health Care Organizations.
Maia H. Jorgensen and Oren S.A. Kreps, Hogan Lovells LLP, San Francisco, California; Carolyn A. DeLone and Katherine I. Culora, Hogan Lovells LLP, Washington, D.C.; Sarah W. Keller, Hogan Lovells LLP, Tysons, Virginia;
Anaya Marino, Shiwali Patel, Emily Martin, and Auden Perino, National Women's Law Center, Washington, D.C.; for Amici Curiae National Women's Law Center and 33 Additional Organizations.
Mark S. Grube, Senior Assistant Solicitor General; Judith N. Vale, Deputy Solicitor General; Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General; Letitia James, New York Attorney General; Office of the New York Attorney General, New York, New York; Lauren K. Chun, Deputy Solicitor General; Kaliko'onalandi D. Fernandes, Solicitor General; Anne E. Lopez, Hawaii Attorney General; Office of the Hawaii Attorney General, Honolulu, Hawaii; Rob Bonta, California Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, California; Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General of Colorado, Office of the Colorado Attorney General, Denver, Colorado; Kathleen Jennings, Attorney General of Delaware, Office of the Delaware Attorney General, Wilmington, Delaware; Kwame Raoul, Illinois Attorney General, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Chicago, Illinois; Aaron M. Frey, Maine Attorney General, Office of the Maine Attorney General, Augusta, Maine; Anthony G. Brown, Maryland Attorney General, Office of the Maryland Attorney General, Baltimore, Maryland; Andrea J. Campbell, Massachusetts Attorney General, Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Boston, Massachusetts; Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan; Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota; Aaron D. Ford, Nevada Attorney General, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Carson City, Nevada; Matthew J. Platkin, New Jersey Attorney General, Office of the New Jersey Attorney General, Trenton, New Jersey; Ellen F. Rosenblum, Oregon Attorney General, Office of the Oregon Attorney General, Salem, Oregon; Michelle A. Henry, Pennsylvania Attorney General, Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Peter F. Neronha, Rhode Island Attorney General, Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General, Providence, Rhode Island; Charity R. Clark, Vermont Attorney General, Office of the Vermont Attorney General, Montpelier, Vermont; Robert W. Ferguson, Washington Attorney General, Office of the Washington Attorney General, Olympia, Washington; Brian L. Schwalb, District of Columbia Attorney General, Office of the District of Columbia Attorney General, Washington, D.C.; for Amici Curiae States of New York, Hawaii, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania; Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, and the District of Columbia.
Before: M. Margaret McKeown and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges, and David A. Ezra, District Judge.
