Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Cody S. Barnett of Alliance Defending Freedom, Lansdowne, Virginia (John J. Bursch of Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, D.C., Barry K. Arrington of Arrington Law Firm, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and Shaun Pearman of Pearman Law Firm, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, with him on the briefs), for Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
Helen Norton, Deputy Solicitor General (Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General, Shannon Wells Stevenson, Solicitor General, Robert Finke, First Assistant Attorney General, Bianca E. Miyata, Assistant Solicitor General, Janna K. Fischer, Assistant Solicitor General, Abby Chestnut, Assistant Attorney General, and Brianna S. Tancher, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Colorado, with her on the briefs), Denver, Colorado, for Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
Peter Breen of Thomas More Society, Chicago, Illinois, and Michael G. McHale of Thomas More Society, Omaha, Nebraska, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Ethics and Public Policy Center, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant.
Edward C. Wilde and Michael S. Overing of the Law Offices of Michael S. Overing, APC, Pasadena, California, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Associations of Certified Biblical Counselors, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant.
Deborah J. Dewart, Hubert, North Carolina, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Institute for Faith and Family, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant.
Paul M. Sherman and Robert J. McNamara of the Institute for Justice, Arlington, Virginia, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Institute for Justice, in support of Neither Party.
Shannon Minter and Christopher Stoll of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, California, and Craig M. Finger and Amalia Sax-Bolder of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Denver, Colorado, filed an amicus curiae brief for One Colorado, in support of Appellees.
Jessica Ring Amunson and Jessica Sawadogo of Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, D.C., and Deanne M. Ottaviano of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., filed an amicus curiae brief for the American Psychological Association, in support of Defendants-Appellees.
Shireen A. Barday and Mark C. Davies of Pallas Partners (US) LLP, New York, New York; Kate Googins and Caelin Moriarity Miltko of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Denver, Colorado; Abbey Hudson and Theo Takougang of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, California; Kelly E. Herbert of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York; and Brandon Willmore of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., filed an amicus curiae brief for the Trevor Project, Inc., American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and American Association of Suicidology, in support of Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
Luke A. Barefoot and Thomas S. Kessler of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, New York, filed an amicus curiae brief for Constitutional Law & First Amendment Scholars, in support of Defendant-Appellees.
Robert W. Ferguson, Attorney General, Cristina Sepe, Deputy Solicitor General, Alexia Diorio, Assistant Attorney General, Sarah E. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, and Sierra McWilliams, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Washington, Olympia, Washington; Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of California, Oakland, California; William Tong, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut; Kathleen Jennings, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware; Brian L. Schwalb, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.; Anne E. Lopez, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Hawai'i, Honolulu, Hawaii; Kwame Raoul, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois; Aaron M. Frey, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Maine, Augusta, Maine; Andrea Joy Campbell, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts; Dana Nessel, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan; Keith Ellison, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota; Aaron D. Ford, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Nevada, Carson City, Nevada; Raúl Torrez, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey; Letitia James, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York, Albany, New York; Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Oregon, Salem, Oregon; Michelle A. Henry, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Peter F. Neronha, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island; Charity R. Clark, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Vermont, Montpelier, Vermont; and Joshua L. Kaul, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, filed an amicus curiae brief for Washington, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai'i, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin, in support of Defendants-Appellees.
Before and Circuit Judges.
