Plaintiff / Appellee:	L. W., by and through her parents and next friends, Samantha Williams and Brian Williams, SAMANTHA WILLIAMS, BRIAN WILLIAMS, JOHN DOE, by and through his parents and next friends, Jane Doe and James Doe, JANE DOE, JAMES DOE, REBECCA ROE, SUSAN N. LACY, on behalf of herself and her patients and RYAN ROE, by and through his parent and next friend, Rebecca Roe
Intervenor / Appellee:	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Defendant / Appellant:	JONATHAN THOMAS SKRMETTI, in his official capacity as the Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, RALPH ALVARADO, in his official capacity as the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health, TENNESSEE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, MELANIE BLAKE, in her official capacity as the President of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, STEPHEN LOYD, in his official capacity as Vice President of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, RANDALL E. PEARSON, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, PHYLLIS E. MILLER, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, SAMANTHA MCLERRAN, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, KEITH G. ANDERSON, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, DEBORAH CHRISTIANSEN, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, JOHN W. HALE, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, JOHN J. MCGRAW, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, ROBERT ELLIS, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, JAMES DIAZ-BARRIGA, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, JENNIFER CLAXTON, in their official capacities as members of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners and LOGAN GRANT, in his official capacity as the Executive Director of the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission
Amicus Curiae:	AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION, STATE OF ALABAMA, STATE OF ARKANSAS, STATE OF ALASKA, STATE OF FLORIDA, STATE OF GEORGIA, STATE OF IDAHO, STATE OF IOWA, COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, STATE OF MISSOURI, STATE OF MONTANA, STATE OF NEBRASKA, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF UTAH, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL, BILLY BURLEIGH, LAURA PERRY SMALTS, LAURA REYNOLDS, KATHYGRACE DUNCAN, AMANDA STEWART, JANE SMITH, (pseudonym), DR. JAMES DOBSON FAMILY INSTITUTE, ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, WOMEN'S DECLARATION INTERNATIONAL USA, LIZ DOE, CHRIS DOE, KEVIN COX, CHARMAGNE COX, JOY FLORES, YAACOV SHEINFELD, JEANNE CROWLEY, ELLIE SWIMMER, MARTHA S., KRISTINE W., BRI MILLER, HELEN S., STATE OF INDIANA, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, STATE OF TEXAS, 30 FAMILY POLICY COUNCILS, HALE INSTITUTE, BIOMEDICAL ETHICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOLARS, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, on behalf of 29 local governments and local government officials, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, ACADEMIC PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSING, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, INC., dba GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC PEDIATRICIANS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY, AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, TENNESSEE CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL SCHOOL PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, INC., ENDOCRINE SOCIETY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINE SOCIETY, SOCIETIES FOR PEDIATRIC UROLOGY, SOCIETY FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND MEDICINE, SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC NURSES, WORLD PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSGENDER HEALTH, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, STATE OF HAWAII, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, FAMILY LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SCHOLARS, ELLIOT PAGE, and fifty-six other individuals, GLBTQ LEGAL ADVOCATES AND DEFENDERS, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER, CAMPAIGN FOR SOUTHERN EQUALITY, EQUALITY FEDERATION, FAMILY EQUALITY, fka Family Equality Council, HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, MEMPHIS CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY, OUTMEMPHIS, SOUTHERN LEGAL COUNSEL, INC., SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, TENNESSEE EQUALITY PROJECT, TREVOR PROJECT, INC., WHITE COATS FOR TRANS YOUTH, STONEWALL EQUALITY LIMITED, SWEDISH FEDERATION FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND INTERSEX RIGHTS, RFSL UNGDOM, TRANSAMMANS, SETA RY / SETA RF / SETA LGBTIQ RIGHTS IN FINLAND, NORWEGIAN ORGANIZATION FOR SEXUAL AND GENDER DIVERSITY, AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR TRANS HEALTH, LGBT+ DENMARK, BUNDESVERBAND TRANS E.V., FUNDACION COLECTIVO HOMBRES XX, AC, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSGENDER HEALTH AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND and FEDERACION ESTATAL DE LESBIANAS, GAIS, TRANS, BISEXUALES, INTERSEXUALES Y MS
Case Number:	23-5600
Filed:	June 29, 2023
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Civil Rights: Other

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