US EditionDOJ flips position, now supports Tennessee’s law restricting transgender treatments on children
- The U.S. Department of Justice has changed its position and will no longer challenge Tennessee's law that restricts transgender treatments for minors, as stated by Deputy Solicitor General Curtis E. Gannon.
- Tennessee's law, signed by Governor Bill Lee in March 2023, has faced legal challenges arguing it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
- The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, and Akin Gump criticized the DOJ's decision, claiming it harms transgender adolescents and their families.
- Gannon urged the Supreme Court to continue the case, stating it will influence many pending cases in lower courts.
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DOJ Ends Challenge To Tennessee’s Law Shielding Kids From Transgender Procedures
The Justice Department told the Supreme Court on Friday that it was dropping its challenge to Tennessee’s law shielding children from transgender medical procedures. In a letter to the clerk of the Supreme Court, Deputy Solicitor General Curtis Gannon said that the DOJ no longer took the position that Tennessee’s SB 1, which banned transgender ...
Tennessee A.G. Skrmetti Praises Trump Admin for Reversing Biden's Position State's Right to Ban Transgender Surgeries for Kids - Tennessee Star
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Friday released a statement praising the Trump administration for reversing the position held by the Biden-era Department of Justice (DOJ) in the lawsuit targeting the Volunteer State's law banning transgender surgeries, puberty blockers, and other treatments for children, which is now being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Pushmi-Pullyu: The Administration Renounces and Retains the Biden Challenge to Gender-Transitioning Law
The Trump administration made an interesting pivot on Friday in the major case on gender-transitioning legislation. The case involving the Tennessee ban on the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors is expected to establish new and significant precedent in the area. The oral argument appeared to favor the state. The problem is that, if the Trump Administration were to withdraw its challenge, it would work against the…
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InformatYucatánThe Donald Trump administration told the U.S. Supreme Court that states can constitutionally ban gender-affirming treatments for minors, thus changing the position of the federal government in a high-profile case. In a letter to the court on Friday, Deputy Attorney General Curtis Gannon said that the Department of Justice no longer adheres to the position of the administration of Joe Biden that a Tennessee law, known as SB1, violates the guarant…
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The New York LedgerDOJ flips position, now supports Tennessee's law restricting transgender treatments on children
The Justice Department, now under President Trump’s control, said Friday it has switched legal positions and now backs Tennessee’s law limiting the ability of doctors to prescribe puberty blockers or hormone treatments to assist the gender transition of a child. But the department urged the Supreme Court to keep the case on its docket, saying... The post DOJ flips position, now supports Tennessee’s law restricting transgender treatments on child…
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