Washington State Relief? Supreme Court Just Granted Appeal in Ipec v Ferguson
Eugene
Delgaudio,
president
of
Public
Advocate
says
"The
Supreme
Court
of
the
United
States
just
granted
cert
in
IPEC
v.
Ferguson
--
out
of
Washington
State
---
which
will
decide
whether
parents
have
standing
to
challenge
state
laws
which
allow
transitioning
of
minors
before
their
children
are
transitioned.
"
AI
SOURCE,
Verified
by
Eugene
Delgaudio,
president
of
Public
Advocate.
Granting
"cert"
(short
for
certiorari)
means
the
Supreme
Court
has
agreed
to
hear
an
appeal
and
review
a
lower
court's
decision.
It
acts
as
a
formal
green
light
to
bring
the
case
before
the
Justices
for
full
briefing
and
oral
arguments.
How
the
Process
Works
When
a
party
loses
a
case
in
a
federal
appeals
court
or
a
state's
highest
court,
they
can
ask
the
Supreme
Court
to
review
the
decision.
They
do
this
by
filing
a
"petition
for
a
writ
of
certiorari".
- The "Rule of Four": The Supreme Court has complete discretion over which cases it hears. For cert to be granted, at least four of the nine Justices must vote to accept the case.
Public Advocate of the US and Public Advocate Foundation filed our Amicus Brief -Writ of Certiorari - February 17 2026 earlier this year. Public Advocate will have to prepare a full brief in the future.