On April 30, 2025, the Liberty Justice Center, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), and Dr. Erica Anderson, PhD, filed an amici brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit supporting two Florida parents who say their local public school kept them in the dark about important conversations with their child regarding gender identity.
The case centers on January and Jeffrey Littlejohn, parents in Leon County, Florida, who allege that school officials met privately with their child about using a new name and pronouns, and did not inform or involve them as parents. The family believes this violated their right to be involved in major decisions affecting their child’s well-being.
A three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit recently issued a decision siding with the school district, but the parents have now petitioned for the full twelve-member court to hear the case en banc. The amici brief filed by the Liberty Justice Center, WILL, and Dr. Anderson explains why parents should be kept informed and included when schools address sensitive issues with their children. The brief urges the full court to reconsider the decision and to recognize the vital role parents play in their children’s lives.
The amici brief highlights the conscience-shocking nature of school policies that exclude parents from key decisions about their children, particularly in sensitive matters involving gender identity, and calls on the Court to reaffirm constitutional protections for families.
(FOX News)—Nearly two dozen states have banded together, filing an amicus brief to defend the constitutional rights of a Florida family, whose public middle school is accused of secretly “socially transitioning” their 13-year-old daughter without their consent. The brief, filed on April 30, involves January and Jeffrey Littlejohn, parents in...
(The Center Square)—A parental rights group and two constitutional liberty groups have filed “friend of the court” briefs in a case involving a Florida family suing a school district over the “social” transition of their daughter without their knowledge or approval. The case, Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County,...
(Legal Newsline)—On April 30, 2025, the Liberty Justice Center, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), and Dr. Erica Anderson filed an amici brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The brief supports two Florida parents, January and Jeffrey Littlejohn, who allege that their local...
(Just the News)—Does it “shock the conscience” for a Florida school district to withhold a 13-year-old’s gender transition from her parents and treat her as a boy even after her parents object? A divided panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set off alarm bells in March by...
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and Dr. Erica Anderson, PhD, has filed an amici curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The brief supports the legal battle of two Leon County, Florida parents...
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