Kadel v. Folwell

• Docket Number: 22-1721,22-1927
• Decision Date: 29 April 2024
• Citation: Kadel v. Folwell, 100 F.4th 122 (4th Cir. 2024)
• Parties: Maxwell KADEL; Jason Fleck; Connor Thonen-Fleck; Julia McKeown; Michael D. Bunting, Jr.; C.B., by his next friends and parents; Sam Silvaine; Dana Caraway, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. Dale FOLWELL, in his official capacity as State Treasurer of North Carolina; Executive Administrator of the North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, Defendants - Appellants, and North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees; State of North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Defendants. Commonwealth of Kentucky; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of Alabama; State of Alaska; State of Arkansas; State of Florida; State of Georgia; State of Indiana; State of Iowa; State of Kansas; State of Louisiana; State of Mississippi; State of Missouri; State of Montana; State of Nebraska; State of North Dakota; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of Texas; State of Utah, Amicus Supporting Appellants. New York; California; Colorado; Delaware; Hawaii; Illinois; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Nevada; New Jersey; New Mexico; Oregon; Rhode Island; Vermont; Washington; District of Columbia; Constitutional Law Professors; American Medical Association; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; American Psychiatric Association; American Academy of Pediatrics; Endocrine Society; North American Society For Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health; Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists, Amici Supporting Appellees. Shauntae Anderson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. William Crouch, in his official capacity as Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources; Cynthia Beane, in her official capacity as Commissioner for the West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services; West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Medical Services, Defendants - Appellants. State of West Virginia; Commonwealth of Kentucky; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of Alabama; State of Alaska; State of Arkansas; State of Florida; State of Georgia; State of Indiana; State of Iowa; State of Kansas; State of Louisiana; State of Mississippi; State of Missouri; State of Montana; State of Nebraska; State of North Dakota; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of Texas; State of Utah, Amicus Supporting Appellants, Colorado; Delaware; District of Columbia; Fairness West Virginia; Mountain State Justice, Inc.; National Health Law Program; Center for Medicare Advocacy; Constitutional Law Professors; American Medical Association; Endocrine Society; National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health; American Psychiatric Association; Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists; Illinois; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Nevada; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; Oregon; Rhode Island; Vermont; Washington, Amici Supporting Appellees.
• Court: U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit

100 F.4th 122

Maxwell KADEL; Jason Fleck; Connor Thonen-Fleck; Julia McKeown; Michael D. Bunting, Jr.; C.B., by his next friends and parents; Sam Silvaine; Dana Caraway, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v.Dale FOLWELL, in his official capacity as State Treasurer of North Carolina; Executive Administrator of the North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, Defendants - Appellants, andNorth Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees; State of North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Defendants.

Commonwealth of Kentucky; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of Alabama; State of Alaska; State of Arkansas; State of Florida; State of Georgia; State of Indiana; State of Iowa; State of Kansas; State of Louisiana; State of Mississippi; State of Missouri; State of Montana; State of Nebraska; State of North Dakota; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of Texas; State of Utah, Amicus Supporting Appellants.

New York; California; Colorado; Delaware; Hawaii; Illinois; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Nevada; New Jersey; New Mexico; Oregon; Rhode Island; Vermont; Washington; District of Columbia; Constitutional Law Professors; American Medical Association; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; American Psychiatric Association; American Academy of Pediatrics; Endocrine Society; North American Society For Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health; Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists, Amici Supporting Appellees.

Shauntae Anderson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v.William Crouch, in his official capacity as CabinetSecretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources; Cynthia Beane, in her official capacity as Commissioner for the West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services; West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Medical Services, Defendants - Appellants.

State of West Virginia; Commonwealth of Kentucky; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of Alabama; State of Alaska; State of Arkansas; State of Florida; State of Georgia; State of Indiana; State of Iowa; State of Kansas; State of Louisiana; State of Mississippi; State of Missouri; State of Montana; State of Nebraska; State of North Dakota; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of South Carolina; State of Texas; State of Utah, Amicus Supporting Appellants,

Colorado; Delaware; District of Columbia; Fairness West Virginia; Mountain State Justice, Inc.; National Health Law Program; Center for Medicare Advocacy; Constitutional Law Professors; American Medical Association; Endocrine Society; National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health; American Psychiatric Association; Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists; Illinois; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Nevada; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; Oregon; Rhode Island; Vermont; Washington, Amici Supporting Appellees.

No. 22-1721

No. 22-1927

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Argued: September 21, 2023

Decided: April 29, 2024

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro.Loretta C. Biggs, District Judge.(1:19-cv-00272-LCB-LPA)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Huntington.Robert C. Chambers, District Judge.(3:20-cv-00740)

No. 22-1721.ARGUED: John Guyton Knepper, LAW OFFICE OF JOHN G. KNEPPER, LLC, Cheyenne, Wyoming, for Appellants.Tara Lynn Borelli, LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND, INC., Decatur, Georgia, for Appellees.ON BRIEF: Kevin G. Williams, Mark A. Jones, BELL, DAVIS & PITT, P.A., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellants.Amy E. Richardson, Lauren E. Snyder, HWG LLP, Washington, D.C.; Michael W. Weaver, Chicago, Illinois, Dmitriy G. Tishyevich, Warren Haskel, MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY, New York, New York; Carl S. Charles, Decatur, Georgia, Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INC., New York, New York; David P. Brown, Ezra Cukor, TRANSGENDER LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND, INC., New York, New York, for Appellees.Howard S. Suskin, Chicago, Illinois, Matthew D. Cipolla, New York, New York, Illyana A. Green, Christina M. Isnardi, JENNER & BLOCK LLP, Washington, D.C.; Shana L. Fulton, Sarah M. Saint, BROOKS PIERCE MCLENDON HUMPHREY & LEONARD, LLP, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Amici American Medical Association and Seven Additional Health Care Organizations.Katie R. Eyer, RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL, Camden, New Jersey; Andrew Barr, Denver, Colorado, Kathleen Hartnett, COOLEY LLP, San Francisco, California, for Amici Constitutional Law Professors.Letitia James, Attorney General, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Ester Murdukhayeva, Deputy Solicitor General, Daniel S. Magy, Assistant Solicitor General, Andrea W. Trento, Assistant Solicitor General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK, New York, New York, for Amicus State of New York.Rob Bonta, Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA, Sacramento, California, for Amicus State of California.Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF COLORADO, Denver, Colorado, for Amicus State of Colorado.Kathleen Jennings, Attorney General, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Wilmington, Delaware, for Amicus State of Delaware.Holly T. Shikada, Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF HAWAI'I, Honolulu, Hawai'i, for Amicus State of Hawai'i.Kwame Raoul, Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ILLINOIS, Chicago, Illinois, for Amicus State of Illinois.Aaron M. Frey, Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MAINE, Augusta, Maine, for Amicus State of Maine.Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Amicus State of Maryland.Maura Healey, Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, Massachusetts, for Amicus Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Keith Ellison, Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MINNESOTA, St. Paul, Minnesota, for Amicus State of Minnesota.Aaron D. Ford, Attorney

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