Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: Clark L. Hildabrand , OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL & REPORTER, Nashville, Tennessee, for Tennessee Appellants. Barbara Schwabauer , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Intervenor-Appellee. Chase Strangio , AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, New York, New York, for L. W. Appellees. Matthew F. Kuhn , OFFICE OF THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Intervenor-Appellant. Stephanie Schuster , MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Jane Doe I Appellees.
ON BRIEF: Clark L. Hildabrand , Steven J. Griffin , Brooke A. Huppenthal , OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL & REPORTER, Nashville, Tennessee, Adam K. Mortara , LAWFAIR LLC, Nashville, Tennessee, Cameron T. Norris , Tiffany H. Bates , CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PLLC, Arlington Virginia, for Tennessee Appellants. Barbara Schwabauer , Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer , Jonathan L. Backer , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Intervenor-Appellee. Joshua A. Block , Chase Strangio , James D. Esseks , AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, New York, New York, Stella Yarbrough , Lucas Cameron-Vaughn , ACLU FOUNDATION OF TENNESSEE, Nashville, Tennessee, Sruti J. Swaminathan , LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INC., New York, New York, Tara Borelli , LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INC., Decatur, Georgia, Christopher J. Gessner , David Bethea , AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP, Washington, D.C., Dean L. Chapman, Jr. , AKIN GUMP, New York, New York, for L. W. Appellees. Victor B. Maddox , Matthew F. Kuhn , Alexander Y. Magera , OFFICE OF THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Intervenor-Appellant. Corey Shapiro , Heather Gatnarek , Crystal Fryman , Kevin Muench , ACLU OF KENTUCKY FOUNDATION, Louisville, Kentucky, Stephanie Schuster , MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP, Washington, D.C., Shannon Minter , Christopher F. Stoll , NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS, San Francisco, California, for Jane Doe I Appellees. Christopher Mills , SPERO LAW LLC, Charleston, South Carolina, Kara Dansky , WOMEN'S DECLARATION INTERNATIONAL USA, Washington, D.C., Andrew M. Nussbaum , NUSSBAUM GLEASON, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mary E. McAlister , CHILD & PARENTAL RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, INC., Johns Creek, Georgia, Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. , A. Barrett Bowdre , OFFICE OF THE ALABAMA ATTORNEY GENERAL, Montgomery, Alabama, Jonathan F. Mitchell , MITCHELL LAW PLLC, Austin, Texas, Gene P. Hamilton , AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION, Washington, D.C., John J. Bursch , ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, Washington, D.C., Jacob P. Warner , ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM, Scottsdale, Arizona, Joshua K. Payne , CAMPBELL MILLER PAYNE, PLLC, Dallas, Texas, David E. Fowler , ALLIANCE FOR LAW AND LIBERTY, Franklin, Tennessee, Eli Savit , WASHTENAW COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, Ann Arbor, Michigan, D. Jean Veta , Cortlin Lannin , William Isasi , Emily Mondry , Yuval Mor , COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP, Washington, D.C., Anna Rich , OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL, Oakland, California, Tricia R. Herzfeld , Benjamin A. Gastel , HERZFELD, SUETHOLZ, GASTEL, LENISKI & WALL, PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, Kathleen Hartnett , Julie Veroff , Zoe Helstrom , COOLEY LLP, San Francisco, California, Katelyn Kang , COOLEY LLP, New York, New York, Elizabeth F. Reinhardt , COOLEY LLP, Washington, D.C., Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr. , Howard S. Zelbo , JD Colavecchio , Lindsay Harris , Allison Caramico CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP, New York, New York, Gabriel Arkles , Sydney Duncan , Seran Gee , TRANSGENDER LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND, INC., New York, New York, Chasel Lee , JENNER & BLOCK LLP, San Francisco, California, Jocelyn A. Sitton , JENNER & BLOCK LLP, Chicago, Illinois, Adam G. Unikowsky , JENNER & BLOCK LLP, Washington, D.C., Andrew Rhys Davies , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE and DORR LLP, New York, New York, Barbara Schwabauer , Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer , Jonathan L. Backer , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.
SUTTON, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court in which THAPAR, J., joined. WHITE, J. (pp. 491-513), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
