Smiley v. Jenner

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Preliminary Injunction
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 23-2543
Decision Date: 
April 21, 2026
Federal District: 
S.D. Ind., Indianapolis Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Judge: 
SCUDDER

Plaintiff filed a lawsuit challenging a state law prohibiting instruction on “human sexuality” to grade school children as being facially overboard and vague in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The district court denied plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction and plaintiff appealed. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that plaintiff had failed to show a likelihood of success on the merits. (JACKSON-AKIWUMI and PRYOR, concurring)