Supreme Court to weigh transgender care limits

The case challenges a Tennessee law restricting care for trans minors

Transgender right protesters in 2023
The Tennessee case "will be the first time the high court weighs in directly" on the constitutionality of such laws
(Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

What happened

The Supreme Court said Monday it would hear arguments in a case backed by the Biden administration that challenges a Tennessee law restricting puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors, even with parental permission.

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Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.