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Rocklin Unified School District v. Public Employment Relations Board, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, No. C103184 · judgment October 31, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether a state labor board’s ruling invalidating a school district policy requiring parental notification when a student seeks to socially transition their gender violates parents’ Fourteenth Amendment right to direct the upbringing and care of their children.
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Whether California’s system of permitting a state labor board to adjudicate disputes affecting constitutional rights, subject only to discretionary and highly deferential judicial review, satisfies procedural due process.
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Whether a state labor board exceeds its jurisdiction by assessing the legality of a school board policy requiring that parents be notified when a student attempts to socially transition their gender.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeffrey Michael Schwab
Liberty Justice Center
For respondent
Joseph William Eckhart
California Public Employment Relations Board
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
8 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Jun 01 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 18 2026Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Erica E. Anderson filed. (Distributed)
- May 18 2026Brief amicus curiae of Americans For Fair Treatment filed. (Distributed)
- May 18 2026Brief amici curiae of James MacCarthy, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- May 18 2026Brief amicus curiae of Our Duty–USA filed. (Distributed)
- May 18 2026Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. (Distributed)
- May 18 2026Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- May 15 2026Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed. (Distributed)
- May 14 2026Brief amicus curiae of Center for American Liberty filed. (Distributed)
- May 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
- Apr 28 2026Waiver of right of respondent Rocklin Teachers Professional Association to respond filed.
- Apr 20 2026Waiver of right of respondent Public Employment Relations Board to respond filed.
- Apr 14 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)