IN RE ABBOTT

No. 22-0229.

645 S.W.3d 276 (2022)

IN RE Greg ABBOTT in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Texas; Jaime Masters in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services; and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Relators.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: May 13, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelly L. Skeen , Karen L. Loewy , Nicholas Guillory , Nischay Bhan , Paul Castillo , Lambda Legal Education & Defense Fund, Inc., Dallas, Andre Segura , Anjana Samant , Brian Klosterboer , Savannah Kumar , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas, Houston, David Goode , Derek R. McDonald , Madeleine R. Dwertman , Baker Botts LLP, Austin, John Ormiston , Austin, Brandt Roessler , Camilla B. Taylor , Chase Strangio , James D. Esseks , Kathleen L. Xu , Omar Gonzalez-Pagan , for Real Party in Interest Jane Doe, individually and as parent and next friend of Mary Doe, a minor.

Shelly L. Skeen , M. Currey Cook , Nicholas Guillory , Nischay Bhan , Paul Castillo , Lambda Legal Education & Defense Fund, Inc., Dallas, Andre Segura , Brian Klosterboer , Savannah Kumar , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas, Houston, David Goode , Derek R. McDonald , Madeleine R. Dwertman , Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, John Ormiston , Austin, Brandt Roessler , for Real Party in Interest John Doe, individually and as parent and next friend of Mary Doe, a minor.

Shelly L. Skeen , Nicholas Guillory , Nischay Bhan , Paul Castillo , Lambda Legal Education & Defense Fund, Inc., Dallas, Andre Segura , Brian Klosterboer , Savannah Kumar , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas, Houston, David Goode , Derek R. McDonald , Madeleine R. Dwertman , Susan Cannon Kennedy , Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, John Ormiston , Austin, for Real Party in Interest Mooney, MegaBrandt Roessler, n.

Judd E. Stone II , Brent Webster , Natalie D. Thompson , Christopher Hilton , Ryan Kercher , W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , Attorney General of Texas, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, Courtney B. Corbello , Texas Attorney General's Office — Law Enforcement Defense, Austin, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, for Relator.

Brooke Granger , J. Richard Hammett , Lindsay Brett , Baker McKenzie LLP, Houston, Cassandra Mott , Blank Rome LLP, Houston, Emily Nash , for Amici Curiae Aaron, A., Bryant, Chet, Bryant, Rebekah, Diaz, Edward, Equality Texas, M., A., Richie, A.S., Richie, Erika, S., J., S., L., S., T., W., C., W., M.

David Coale , Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann LLP, Dallas, Kyle Gardner , Dallas, for Amicus Curiae American Academy of Pediatrics and Additional National and State Medical and Mental Health Organizations.

Greg Wehrer , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Houston, Mary Kelly Persyn , Rafael M. Langer-Osuna , for Amici Curiae American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Children's Advocacy Institute, First Focus on Children, FosterClub, Futures Without Violence, iFoster, Social Current, The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse, The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN).

Ron Beal , Professor & Attorney at Law, Waco, for Amicus Curiae Beal, Ron.

Holt Lackey , Ellwanger Law LLLP, Austin, for Amici Curiae Current and Former Employees of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas State Employees Union.

Donald P. Wilcox , Eamon J. Reilly , Texas Medical Association, Office of the General Counsel, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Medical Association.

Brooke Granger , J. Richard Hammett , Lindsay Brett , M'Alyssa B. Mecenas , Baker McKenzie LLP, Houston, Cassandra Mott , Blank Rome LLP, Houston, David Brown , Emily Nash , for Amicus Curiae Transgender Education Network of Texas.


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