Federal power only goes so far. State governors and legislatures have wide authority over local law enforcement, schools, health and how cities and counties handle immigration.
Families and doctors sue over Trump’s order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
Individuals who say they have been denied care since he signed it last week filed a lawsuit in a Baltimore federal court on Tuesday. They’re joined by a group of families of LGBTQ+ people and a medical organization.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The justices’ decision, not expected for several months, could affect similar laws enacted by another 25 states and a range of other efforts to regulate the lives of transgender people.
First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging Tennessee’s health care ban for minors
The issue of transgender rights animated the presidential campaign. Now it has made its way to the Supreme Court, and in more ways than one.
Listen: As the U.S. Supreme Court takes up Tennessee’s ban on transgender healthcare, more families are leaving the state
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care is constitutional. Some families of transgender kids have left the state.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear gender-affirming care case from Tennessee
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about whether restrictions limiting gender-affirming care for minors are constitutional.
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