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6 days, 19 hours ago

'Rights for me, not for thee': Justices Alito and Thomas slammed for hypocrisy in rulings

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have again tipped their hands and shown that ideology guides their Supreme Court judgments more than legal philosophy, according to a report. The conservative jurists issued conflicting decisions last week in a pair of cases involving parental rights and gender identity, offering contradictory analyses that Slate columnist Hila Keren said "reveal a position of …

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1 week, 6 days ago

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"

Salon

The Supreme Court last week appeared likely to support a contentious Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral argument in one of the most pivotal cases for transgender rights in the nation's history. "We think it would be sufficient for the Court to recognize that a law that on its face says you …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Skrmetti: Conservatives are constructing a bad-faith argument against trans rights at the Supreme Court. It’s worked for them before.

Slate

We’ve seen this movie before: Conservatives defending a state ban on medical care at the Supreme Court claim that their ban isn’t actually a ban, cite European restrictions on the same care that fail to prove their point, and dangle cherry-picked stats about patient regret, with some discussion of eugenics sprinkled in. Thomas wrote in a 2019 concurrence that an …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Brett Kavanaugh Is Using the Logic of Dobbs to Pursue a Dangerous New Agenda

Slate

Wednesday’s oral arguments in the landmark civil rights case Skrmetti v. U.S. offered the Supreme Court an opportunity to prove it would stand by long-settled law on sex equality in the face of political backlash from politicians seeking to impose gender conformity by legislative fiat. He scolded Prelogar for failing to engage with this document, at one point demanding: “Is …

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54 years, 11 months ago

The Hidden Danger of the Supreme Court’s New Trans Rights Case

Slate

The Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday in Skrmetti v. U.S., a case of such immense importance to constitutional equality and with such devastating potential consequences that it’s hard to even describe. It is also, fundamentally, a case about gender equality, and whether constitutional limitations on sex discrimination can survive the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority. The statute itself declares that …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Trans Youth Health Care

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments for the most important transgender rights case it has ever reviewed — one that could have significant consequences on the future of lifesaving gender-affirming care for youth in the country. The Tennessee law, Senate Bill 1, encourages minors to “appreciate their sex” by prohibiting puberty blockers or hormone …

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3 weeks ago

Dobbs Was Just the Beginning. Now Trans Rights Are Being Tested at the Supreme Court.

Slate

On Dec. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in what is likely to be the most important trans rights case in history. It will have knock-on effects for civil rights jurisprudence that will affect the freedoms and protections of LGBTQ+ Americans, women, medical providers, and parents’ rights to raise their children without interference from the state. Chase Strangio: …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Chase Strangio: For the first known transgender lawyer to argue before Supreme Court, the mission ‘is not lost on me’

CNN

CNN — A single 15-minute argument in the middle of this week could change Chase Strangio’s life – and the lives of so many people like him in the United States. “Every aspect of gender-affirming care that has transformed my life,” he said, “I’m keenly aware that I want to preserve the ability for other people to access that care.” …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Law letting Tennessee attorney general argue certain capital cases is constitutional, court rules

Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee law giving the appointed state attorney general authority to argue certain death penalty cases and removing that power from the hands of locally elected district attorneys is constitutional, an appeals court has ruled. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, who stepped into the case on behalf of McKay and other district attorneys across the state, …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Law letting Tennessee attorney general argue certain capital cases is constitutional, court rules

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Tennessee law giving the …

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3 months ago

Parental Rights Face a Surprising Moment of Truth at the Supreme Court

Slate

As a new term of Supreme Court rulemaking approaches, minors’ access to gender-affirming care is on the chopping block. When the 6th Circuit dismissed these two claims, the plaintiffs from Tennessee and Kentucky filed separate petitions for Supreme Court review of the ruling’s reasoning regarding discrimination and parental rights. Indeed, a rising number of red states have recently worked to …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Legal scholars worry Supreme Court may prioritize “politics” over “real stakes” in trans rights case

Salon

The Supreme Court said Monday it will settle a legal battle over state bans of gender-affirming care in its next session, accepting for review what experts say could be one of the most pivotal cases for transgender rights — should the justices take the opportunity to make it so. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Transgender Rights Advocates’ Last Best Hope Is Neil Gorsuch and John Roberts

Slate

The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether states have the constitutional authority to prohibit gender-affirming care for minors. The 6th Circuit held that the due process clause does not protect the parents because there is no “deeply rooted” right to secure gender-affirming care for one’s offspring, and that the equal protection clause is not offended because …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Republican Officials Openly Insult Women Nearly Killed by Abortion Bans

Slate

For many years before S.B. A pregnant woman, the attorney general averred, may be refused a treatment if it “has the potential to harm unborn lives—an issue not implicated” when treating nonpregnant women. “Did Attorney General Ken Paxton tell you you couldn’t get an abortion?” they pressed each woman after pressing them for invasive details about their failed pregnancies. Related …

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1 year, 1 month ago

This State Tried To Pass Anti-Trans Laws For Years. Then A Right-Wing Media Star Got Involved.

Huff Post

Last September, Riley headed to their clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which was usually brimming with chatter about the day’s research and patient needs. All day people whispered about the social media posts by right-wing blogger Matt Walsh, which had gone viral the day before for claiming that doctors at Vanderbilt’s transgender health clinic “castrate” and “sterilize” children. Riley …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Judge strikes down law allowing Tennessee attorney general to argue certain death penalty cases

Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers violated the Tennessee Constitution when they passed a law this spring giving the state attorney general more authority to argue certain death penalty cases, according to a judge’s ruling Monday. The office of Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said it will appeal Monday’s decision, which affects death row inmate Larry McKay’s motion for another trial based …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Tennessee attorney general says seeking clinic's transgender patient records part of fraud probe

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tennessee's top legal chief said …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Ruling on Tennessee's anti-drag law leaves questions about enforcement, next steps

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Tennessee's Anti-Drag Law As 'Unconstitutionally Vague'

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional, a federal judge says. The law is both “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad” and encouraged “discriminatory enforcement,” according to the ruling late Friday by U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump. In a 70-page ruling …

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1 year, 6 months ago

A federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad and vague

NPR

A federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad and vague Enlarge this image toggle caption John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional, a federal judge says. The law is both "unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad" …

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1 year, 8 months ago

After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Nashville residents reeled from a fatal grade school shooting that left six dead, a federal judge quietly cleared the way to drop the minimum age for Tennesseans to carry handguns publicly without a permit to 18 — just two years after a new law set the age at 21. “Let’s not let another preventable tragedy unfold …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Tennessee eyes 18+ gun-carry age with court or Capitol deal

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two years after Tennessee Gov. Then late last year, the state’s top lawyer moved to negotiate a settlement rather than defend the law, citing last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights. Two days before that, the lobbyist for his Department of Safety, Elizabeth Stroecker, told a legislative committee that reducing the age limit to 18 …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Taylor Swift tickets cost upwards of $20,000 on resale market

Daily Mail

Fans who want to watch Taylor Swift perform from the floor on her Eras tour will have to pay an astronomical amount to do so. These huge prices came after the ticket sales company Ticketmaster canceled its public sale for the tour and experienced issues with its initial ticket rollout. Thousands: The 32-year-old's concert tickets are selling for upwards of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

GOP lawmaker to strip Vanderbilt Hospital of child transgender surgeries after Twitter outrage

Raw Story

Fueled by a Twitter report, Republican lawmakers are planning to pass legislation in 2023 to stop Vanderbilt University Medical Center from performing pediatric transgender surgeries. A statement released by Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Wednesday noted that the acclaimed teaching hospital is “now the subject of social media posts and a video that misrepresent facts about the care the Medical …

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'Rights for me, not for thee': Justices Alito and Thomas slammed for hypocrisy in rulings

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"

Skrmetti: Conservatives are constructing a bad-faith argument against trans rights at the Supreme Court. It’s worked for them before.

Brett Kavanaugh Is Using the Logic of Dobbs to Pursue a Dangerous New Agenda

The Hidden Danger of the Supreme Court’s New Trans Rights Case

Supreme Court Weighs Future Of Trans Youth Health Care

Dobbs Was Just the Beginning. Now Trans Rights Are Being Tested at the Supreme Court.

Chase Strangio: For the first known transgender lawyer to argue before Supreme Court, the mission ‘is not lost on me’

Law letting Tennessee attorney general argue certain capital cases is constitutional, court rules

Law letting Tennessee attorney general argue certain capital cases is constitutional, court rules

Parental Rights Face a Surprising Moment of Truth at the Supreme Court

Legal scholars worry Supreme Court may prioritize “politics” over “real stakes” in trans rights case

Transgender Rights Advocates’ Last Best Hope Is Neil Gorsuch and John Roberts

Republican Officials Openly Insult Women Nearly Killed by Abortion Bans

This State Tried To Pass Anti-Trans Laws For Years. Then A Right-Wing Media Star Got Involved.

Judge strikes down law allowing Tennessee attorney general to argue certain death penalty cases

Tennessee attorney general says seeking clinic's transgender patient records part of fraud probe

Ruling on Tennessee's anti-drag law leaves questions about enforcement, next steps

Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Tennessee's Anti-Drag Law As 'Unconstitutionally Vague'

A federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad and vague

After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax

Tennessee eyes 18+ gun-carry age with court or Capitol deal

Taylor Swift tickets cost upwards of $20,000 on resale market

GOP lawmaker to strip Vanderbilt Hospital of child transgender surgeries after Twitter outrage