Summary

The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, appears poised to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, signaling a pivotal moment for transgender rights.

Roberts, citing state authority over medical decisions, compared the case to his 2015 dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges, where he opposed judicial intervention on same-sex marriage.

Conservative justices emphasized minimal judicial scrutiny, while liberal justices, including Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, warned of harm to transgender youths.

The case underscores broader tensions over constitutional protections versus legislative authority in regulating trans rights.

  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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    9 days ago

    With this supreme court it was never going to go any other way.

    This is the price of Trump’s first term. God only knows how high the cost of his second will be.

    • Diva (she/her)
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      9 days ago

      So glad the Democrats upheld norms instead of doing shit to stop this