A major transgender rights case is heading to the US Supreme Court

A case for On December 4, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over one of the most contentious issues of the election: the rights of transgender people, specifically medical transportation for minors. In 2023, Tennessee enacted Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which bans puberty blockers, sex hormones, and surgery for minors who identify as transgender. It is one of 26 states to do so. Now, in United States v. Skremitithe federal government, with support from the American Civil Liberties Union (American Civil Liberties Union), is suing the state of Tennessee on behalf of the parents of three teenagers, claiming that the ban violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.