The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on providing such interventions as cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.
In a 6-3 decision released on June 18, the court disagreed with the Biden administration’s argument that the law should face higher legal scrutiny than had been applied by an appeals court.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit had upheld Tennessee’s law, stating that it passed something known as “rational basis” review, which is a relatively low level of scrutiny to determine whether the law is constitutional.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion. Three of the justices—Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson—dissented from the decision….