The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments for and against the March 2023 Tennessee law which banned transgender pretender medical treatments and mutilating surgeries for minors in the state.
Here’s more from CBS News:
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider whether a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming health care for transgender minors violates the Constitution, setting the stage for a major decision on transgender rights in its next term.
The justices agreed to review a lower court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban, which was appealed by the Justice Department and transgender youth who argue that the laws are outside the bounds of the 14th Amendment.
The case will be argued in the Supreme Court’s next term, which begins in October, with a decision likely by the end of June 2025. The dispute thrusts the Supreme Court into the center of a politically fraught issue that has sparked a wave of legislative action by state lawmakers.
The outcome of the case could have a nationwide impact, since more than 20 states have in recent years enacted laws restricting treatments like puberty-blocking drugs, hormone therapy or surgeries for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.
Just to be clear, the 6th Circuit didn’t making a final ruling on Tennessee’s law, but merely reversed an injunction from a lower court decision. The Biden administration appealed this reversal and that’s the basis for the Supreme Court’s decision to consider the case.
I really couldn’t predict which way the court will rule on something like this, especially with Roberts and Kavanaugh. I’d like to think that since this is regarding minors, it wouldn’t be a difficult decision and I hope it’s not.