TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 25, 2024

A lawsuit deciding the fate of health care for transgender children in Tennessee is set to be evaluated by the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow, the Nashville Banner reports. The case, L.W. v. Skrmetti, is on the court’s list of cases to be evaluated for further action. The case arose out of a challenge to a 2023 law that bans surgery and prescription of hormone blockers for minors. The law was challenged by the ACLU on behalf of a 15-year-old, along with her parents and doctor. While U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson initially blocked the law’s enforcement, a three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that ruling in July.