US Supreme Court Upholds Curbs On Treatment For Transgender Minors

On a 6-3 vote, the justices ruled that the Tennessee law comports with the Constitution’s equal protection guarantee, rejecting arguments by families and former President Joe Biden’s administration.

(Source: Bloomberg)

A divided US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that outlaws certain controversial medical treatments for transgender children in a ruling that buttresses similar measures in two dozen states.

On a 6-3 vote, the justices ruled that the Tennessee law comports with the Constitution’s equal protection guarantee, rejecting arguments by families and former President Joe Biden’s administration. The court’s liberals dissented.

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