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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

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Linked docket
24A539

Proceedings

  1. Aug 01 2025
    Judgment Issued.
  2. Jun 30 2025
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of United States v. Skrmetti, 605 U. S. ___ (2025).
  3. Jun 23 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
  4. Apr 29 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
  5. Apr 25 2025
    Reply of petitioners Kevin Stitt, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  6. Apr 11 2025
    Brief of respondents Rowan Fowler, et al. in opposition filed.
  7. Mar 26 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 15, 2025.
  8. Mar 24 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 31, 2025 to April 15, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Feb 27 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed.
  10. Feb 27 2025
    Brief amici curiae of Kansas, et al. filed.
  11. Feb 26 2025
    Brief amici curiae of Governor Ron DeSantis, et al. filed.
  12. Feb 18 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 31, 2025.
  13. Feb 14 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 27, 2025 to March 31, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  14. Jan 23 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2025)
  15. Dec 13 2024
    Application (24A539) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 23, 2025.
  16. Dec 10 2024
    Application (24A539) to extend further the time from December 20, 2024 to January 23, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
  17. Dec 03 2024
    Application (24A539) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 20, 2024.
  18. Nov 27 2024
    Application (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.