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Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, et al. v. Rowan Fowler, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 23-5080 · judgment June 18, 2024
GVR'd · June 30, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the Equal Protection Clause requires a State to alter its official certificate documenting a person’s sex at birth to represent that person’s current gender identity.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Zachary Paul West
Office of Oklahoma Attorney General
For respondent
E. Joshua Rosenkranz
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Proceedings
- Aug 01 2025Judgment Issued.
- Jun 30 2025Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of United States v. Skrmetti, 605 U. S. ___ (2025).
- Jun 23 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
- Apr 29 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
- Apr 25 2025Reply of petitioners Kevin Stitt, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Apr 11 2025Brief of respondents Rowan Fowler, et al. in opposition filed.
- Mar 26 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 15, 2025.
- Mar 24 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 31, 2025 to April 15, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 27 2025Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
- Feb 27 2025Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
- Feb 26 2025Brief amici curiae of Governor Ron DeSantis, et al. filed.
- Feb 18 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 31, 2025.
- Feb 14 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 27, 2025 to March 31, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jan 23 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2025)
- Dec 13 2024Application (24A539) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 23, 2025.
- Dec 10 2024Application (24A539) to extend further the time from December 20, 2024 to January 23, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
- Dec 03 2024Application (24A539) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 20, 2024.
- Nov 27 2024Application (24A539) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 8, 2024 to December 20, 2024, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.