Jane Doe v. Todd Blanche

── Jane Doe v. Todd Blanche ── Court: Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Date: April 17, 2026 Category: General United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued September 5, 2025 Decided April 17, 2026 No. 25-5099 JANE DOE, ET AL., APPELLEES v. TODD BLANCHE, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AND WILLIAM K. MARSHALL, III, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, APPELLANTS Consolidated with 25-5101, 25-5108, 25-5210, 25-5213, 25-5215, 25-5304, 25-5305, 25-5306, 25-5419, 25-5420, 25- 5427, 26-5066, 26-5067, 26-5069 Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 1:25-cv-00286) (No. 1:25-cv-00401) (No. 1:25-cv-00653) Benjamin Hayes, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellants. On the briefs were Brett A.  2 Shumate, Assistant Attorney General, Yaakov M. Roth, Acting Assistant Attorney General, at the time the brief was filed, Eric D. McArthur, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Gerard Sinzdak, Charles W. Scarborough, and McKaye L. Neumeister, Attorneys. Theodore E. Rokita, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Indiana, James A. Barta, Solicitor General, Jenna M. Lorence, Deputy Solicitor General, Raul R. Labrador, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Idaho, Alan M. Hurst, Solicitor General, Michael A. Zarian, Deputy Solicitor General, Steve Marshall, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Alabama, Treg Taylor, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Alaska, Tim Griffin, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Arkansas, James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Florida, Chris Carr, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Georgia, Brenna Bird, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Iowa, Kris Kobach, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Kansas, Russell Coleman, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Liz Murrill, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Lynn Fitch, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, Andrew Bailey, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Missouri, Austin Knudsen, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Montana, Michael T. Hilgers, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Nebraska, Drew Wrigley, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of North Dakota, Dave Yost, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Ohio, Gentner Drummund, Attorney General, Office of the  3 Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma, Alan Wilson, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, Marty Jackley, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of South Dakota, Ken Paxton, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Derek Brown, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Utah, Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, John B. McCuskey, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of West Virginia, Bridget Hill, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Wyoming, Rusty D. Crandell, and Linley Wilson were on the brief for amici curiae Idaho, Indiana, 23 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature, in support of appellants. Jennifer L. Levi argued the cause for appellees. With