DOE v. REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 26

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Gause, Esq. (orally), Maine Human Rights Commission, Augusta, on the briefs, for appellant Maine Human Rights Commission.

Jodi L. Nofsinger, Esq. Berman & Simmons, P.A., Portland, and Jennifer Levi, Esq. (orally), and Bennett H. Klein, Esq. , Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Boston, Massachusetts, on the briefs, for appellants John and Jane Doe.

Melissa A. Hewey, Esq. , and David M. Kallin, Esq. (orally), Drummond Woodsum, Portland, on the briefs, for appellee Regional School Unit 26.

Richard O'Meara, Esq. , Murray, Plumb & Murray, Portland, on the briefs, for amici curiae Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; The Maine Psychological Association; The National Association of Social Workers-Maine Chapter; GLSEN Downeast Maine; GLSEN Southern Maine; Trans Youth Equality Foundation; The Maine Women's Lobby; Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); PFLAG Portland; PFLAG Machias; and Maine Transgender Network, Inc.

Zachary L. Heiden, Esq. , American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation, Portland, and Amanda C. Goad, Esq. , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, LGBT & AIDS Project, New York, New York, on the briefs, for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation LGBT & AIDS Project.

Dissent: MEAD, J.