United States v. Skrmetti

U.S. Supreme Court · 2025 · CourtListener

Cite as United States v. Skrmetti, 605 U.S. 495 (2025)

U.S. Supreme CourtGender-affirming careAdverse

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Proceedings

U.S. Supreme Court · No. 23-477 · Docket on the Supreme Court's site

291 docket entries

Opinion: U.S. Supreme Court · On CourtListener

The court's opinion, in full text on this site

United States v. Skrmetti, 605 U.S. 495 (2025)

Opinion: U.S. Supreme Court · On CourtListener

The court's opinion, in full text on this site

United States v. Skrmetti, 605 U.S. 495 (2025)

Experts who testified for the side defending the laws

From the finding aid, which covers only these experts.

Filings on file (88 in 88 docket entries)

Filings on file
Date	Document	Type	Pages	Source
	Document			PDF CL
	Document			PDF CL
2023-11-17	Brief amici curiae of Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transg	Brief	34	PDF
2023-12-04	Brief amici curiae of Elliot Page et al	Brief	37	PDF
2024-02-02	Brief amicus curiae of Alabama	Amicus Brief	38	PDF
2024-08-30	Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars et al	Brief	32	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Disability Rights Education Defense Fund et al	Brief	32	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Genders Sexualities Alliance Network et al	Brief	36	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law Medicine and Public Health	Brief	51	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association	Amicus Brief	27	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Yale Philosophers	Brief	35	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Conservative Officials Advisors and Activists	Brief	28	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amicus curiae of interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth	Amicus Brief	37	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Family Law and Constitutional Law Scholars	Brief	33
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of the Trevor Project et al	Brief	41	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of The Kentucky Plaintiffs et al	Brief	31	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of American Historical Association et al	Brief	48	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Families with Transgender Children	Brief	31	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of GRACE et al	Brief	32	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Williams Institute Scholars	Brief	58	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Expert Researchers and Physicians	Brief	41	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Elliot Page et al	Brief	39	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence et al	Brief	40	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Equality Florida et al	Brief	29	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress	Brief	27	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of TransParent and Minority Veterans of America	Brief	28	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of William Eskridge Jr. et al	Brief	72	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Dr. Erica E. Anderson PhD et al	Brief	17	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Experts on Gender Affirming Care filed Corrected brief filed - Septe	Brief	45	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense Educational Fund Inc	Amicus Brief	34	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of California et al	Brief	33	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of The American Psychological Association et al	Brief	50	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Pediatrics et al	Brief	40	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amicus curiae of Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine SEGM in support of neith	Amicus Brief	50	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center	Amicus Brief	28	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of 17 Healthcare Providers	Brief	43	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Foreign Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for the Rights of Transg	Brief	36	PDF
2024-09-03	Brief amici curiae of Clinical Practice Guideline Experts	Brief	50	PDF
2024-10-04	Brief amicus curiae of Professor James F. Blumstein	Amicus Brief	29	PDF
2024-10-09	Brief amicus curiae of North Carolina Values Institute	Amicus Brief	34	PDF
2024-10-09	Brief amicus curiae of Governor Gianforte	Amicus Brief	21	PDF
2024-10-09	Brief amici curiae of State Legislators American Family Association Inc. and AFA Action In	Brief	42	PDF
2024-10-11	Brief amicus curiae of Missouri filed October 22 2024. Distributed	Amicus Brief	22	PDF
2024-10-11	Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Self-Governance	Amicus Brief	34	PDF
2024-10-11	Brief amicus curiae of Womens Declaration International USA	Amicus Brief	38	PDF
2024-10-11	Brief amici curiae of Partners for Ethical Care et al	Brief	46	PDF
2024-10-11	Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation	Amicus Brief	35	PDF
2024-10-14	Brief amici curiae of The Florida House of Representatives	Brief	42	PDF
2024-10-14	Brief amicus curiae of The Womens Liberation Front	Amicus Brief	40	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Philosophy Theology Law Politics History Literature and	Brief	42	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Manhattan Institute et al	Brief	42	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Independent Womens Law Center	Amicus Brief	27	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institutes Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence	Amicus Brief	17	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Prof. Christopher R. Green	Amicus Brief	43	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom Inc. et al	Brief	34	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of The Family Action Council of Tennessee et al	Brief	26	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Kentucky et al	Brief	40	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Alabama	Amicus Brief	52	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies filed.Distributed	Amicus Brief	25	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Larger Detransitioners Community Including Public Officials et al. f	Brief	56
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Independent Council on Womens Sports et al	Brief	60	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Texas	Amicus Brief	26	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission et al	Brief	36	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops et al	Brief	36	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom	Amicus Brief	32	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Concerned Women for America et al	Brief	41	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of International Non-Profit Organizations Advocating for Families Impac	Brief	39	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of The American Civil Rights Project	Amicus Brief	40	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Joseph Burgo Ph.D. et al. filed.Oct. 22 2024 Distributed	Brief	33	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Our Duty-USA	Amicus Brief	43	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Frontline Policy Council et al	Brief	25	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Isabelle Ayala et al	Brief	35	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Governor Henry Dargan McMaster et al	Brief	24	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Abigail Martinez	Amicus Brief	20
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of American Principles Project	Amicus Brief	39	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Ethics and Public Policy Center filed October 18 2024	Amicus Brief	37	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Americas Future et al	Brief	41	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Fifty-Six Physicians	Brief	36	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of The Governor of Texas	Amicus Brief	11	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Defending Freedom	Amicus Brief	20	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Family Action et al	Brief	19	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of Americas Frontline Doctors et al	Brief	39	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel	Amicus Brief	28	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Do No Harm	Amicus Brief	31	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amici curiae of The American College of Pediatricians et al. filed October 22 2024	Brief	63	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Kurt T. Lash	Amicus Brief	45	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Max Lazzara	Amicus Brief	46	PDF
2024-10-15	Brief amicus curiae of Family Research Council	Amicus Brief	49	PDF

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