F. F. v. Valley View Community Unit Sch: Date Argued: January 27th, 2026; Docket Number: 25-2735

Case Summary:At the lower court level, F. F. v. Valley View Community Unit School District 365U was a federal civil-rights and education case in which a parent, on behalf of a minor student identified as F.F., sued Valley View Community Unit School District 365U and related defendants in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, case number 1:25‑cv‑09112, challenging the district’s school policies on constitutional and statutory grounds and seeking, among other relief, a preliminary injunction that the district court (Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman) denied on September 30, 2025; the case is now on appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit as F. F. v. Valley View Community Unit School District No. 36, docket number 25‑2735, where oral argument was held on January 27, 2026