The justices have agreed to hear only the claim that Tennessee’s law denies trans minors the equal protection of the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court waded back into the culture wars on Monday, agreeing to hear a challenge to afor patients under the age of 18. The justices will not hear the case until next fall, with a decision expected in 2025.
Specifically, that it allows the use of hormone treatments for some minors, such as those who begin puberty too early, but forbids the treatment for trans patients under 18. The Biden administration, in a separate suit, urged the court to consider only that more limited question. Specifically, whether such laws should be subjected to more rigorous judicial scrutiny.
The Supreme Court has only ruled on transgender issues three times. Most recently, in 2020, the justices ruled that The 1964 Civil Rights Act banning discrimination in employment applies to gay, lesbian, and transgender employees.
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