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Docket 25-89October Term 2025 (2025–2026)

Jonathan Lee, et al., Petitioners v. Poudre School District R-1

Parents are asking the Supreme Court to decide whether a school district violates their fundamental rights when it encourages or helps a student transition to a new gender without telling the parents or getting their permission.

Case status

Current stage
Dismissed
Latest event
Decision released Oct 14, 2025
Decision timing
No decision window until the Court schedules argument.
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedOct 14, 2025
What it's about

Parents are asking the Supreme Court to decide whether a school district violates their fundamental rights when it encourages or helps a student transition to a new gender without telling the parents or getting their permission. The case centers on whether schools can support students' gender transitions while keeping parents out of the process.

Question presented

Whether a school district violates parents' fundamental rights when, without parental knowledge or consent, it encourages a student to transition to a new gender or assists in that process.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit / Decision released Oct 14, 2025

Area

Dismissed Supreme Court case

Grounding

Grounding
Primary materials plus reporting.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Court records remain authoritative. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
May 1, 2026
Primary materials6
Context reporting4