En Banc Sixth Circuit to Reconsider Olentangy School's Pronoun/Gender Identity Anti-Harassment Policy

 On Friday, the en banc (i.e., entire) Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the divided panel's decision rejecting a parent group's First Amendment challenge to the school's pronoun/gender identity anti-harassment policy, affirming a prior decision by Columbus Federal Judge Marbley.  The entire court will consider the case, which could have significant First Amendment ramifications, Title IX and maybe even affect the Court's prior decision in Meriwether v. Hartop (which had created an exception for preferred pronoun mandates if the speaker avoided using pronouns altogether).  The case is now again considered a pending appeal, has been opened to supplemental briefing and a new oral argument will be scheduled.