25-1136·CIVIL

Kimberly Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools

Affirmed

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Whether district court erred in declining to grant a preliminary injunction for plaintiff requesting religious accommodations related to school board's policy on transgender students.

Argument Date

October 23, 2025

Argument Time

9:30 a.m.

Panel

III

Courtroom

Blue Courtroom (Room 339)

Lower Court Judge

Boardman

Panel

Judge Wilkinson

Judge King

Judge Thacker

Citation

CaseKimberly Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools, No. 25-1136 (4th Cir. Jan. 28, 2026)

PanelWilkinson, King & Thacker, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Frederick Claybrook Jr.

per CA4 audio archive

Cassandra Mitchell

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

3 of 3 cases argued October 23, 2025 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

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Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge King

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Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Thacker

25-1136· This case

Kimberly Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge King

Opinions

Majority
by King
January 28, 2026
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Dissent
by Affirmed Wilkinson
January 28, 2026
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Disposition

Affirmed

January 28, 2026