ANITA NOELLE GREEN, No. 21-35228

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:19-cv-02048-MO

v. OPINION MISS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LLC, DBA United States of America Pageants, a Nevada limited liability corporation,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael W. Mosman, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 8, 2022 Portland, Oregon Before: Susan P. Graber, Carlos T. Bea, and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge VanDyke; Concurrence by Judge VanDyke; Dissent by Judge Graber SUMMARY *

First Amendment

The panel affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Miss United States of America, LLC, in an action brought by Anita Green, who self-identifies as an openly transgender female, alleging that the Miss United States of America pageant’s