Washington —The Supreme Court is set to convene Wednesday tohear arguments in a landmark caseinvolving access to gender-affirming care like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.The case concerns the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that bans this medical c...
and advocates for transgender rights are warning that if the Supreme Court upholds the ban, it would open the door to state lawmakers outlawing gender-affirming care for adults.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a case involving a group of Wisconsin parents who sued their children’s school district over a policy meant to support transgender students, letting two lower court rulings dismissing the case stand. In a brief, unsigned order, the ...
In 2016, the court had agreed to take up the case of a transgender student, backed by the Obama administration, who was barred from using the boys’ bathroom in his Virginia high school. But the court dropped the case after a directive advising schools to allow students to use the ba...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday, weighing Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors.
Transgender athlete JayCee Cooper should be allowed to compete as a womanUSA Powerlifting events because she's protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act, her attorneys urged the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.
In a statement after the high court action, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said he "is deeply disappointed at the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision." RELATED:US rule would bar full ban on transgender student athletes but will allow exceptions ...
The Supreme Court is taking up some major education issues, from transgender protections to school choice, over its next term. The conservative-leaning high court is set to consider another effort from President Biden regarding student loans, among other high-profile cases, and may yet add more ...
The Supreme Court almost always issues its decisions by early summer, usually before the end of June. The transgender health case could be one of the last cases decided, which is typical of highly contentious issues. One additional potential cause for delay...
The challenge before the high court was brought by three families and Lacy, who began providing gender-affirming care eight years ago. One of the challengers, a transgender girl identified in court filings as L.W., was diagnosed with gender dysphoria at the age of 12 and began taking puber...