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US Supreme Court thread - United States v Skrmetti December 4th

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fromorbit · 03/12/2024 09:21

Big case on Wednesday. In theory it might be a big win for reality, but we can't underestimate the power of the idea of gender stereotypes have in the US and the money involved from the gender industry.

Decent Economist article covers the implications:

A big transgender-rights case heads to America’s Supreme Court
The justices take on paediatric gender medicine
A case to be heard by the Supreme Court on December 4th is set to reignite debate about one of the election’s most controversial issues: the rights of transgender people, and specifically the medical transitioning of minors. In 2023, Tennessee enacted Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which bans puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors who identify as trans. It is one of 26 states that have done so. Now, in United States v Skrmetti, the federal government, supported by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), is suing Tennessee on behalf of the parents of three teenagers, claiming the ban violates the equal-protection clause of the constitution’s 14th Amendment.
https://archive.is/1ZIx0

The deeper story behind the case.

WoLF Files to SCOTUS in US v. Skrmetti to Protect Children from “Gender” Medicine
Today, WoLF filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Skrmetti, defending laws that ban the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and genital surgeries on minors for so-called “gender affirmation.”

WoLF argues that these procedures not only cause permanent harm, but also stem from an ideological movement that seeks to erase biological reality to the detriment of society’s most vulnerable—children, women, and LGB individuals. As this case heads to the Nation’s highest court, the stakes for children’s futures have never been higher.
https://womensliberationfront.org/news/wolf-files-to-scotus-in-us-v-skrmetti-to-protect-children-from-gender-medicine

Who’s Who in US v. Skrmetti
Drugged kids, a tacky gynecologist, and Miss Idaho
American lawsuits aren’t about ideas. They’re about people.
You might think Skrmetti, the case that’s scheduled for oral argument before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, is about discrimination or pediatric gender medicine (PGM). But it’s actually about three kids who want to be the opposite sex, their eager moms, and a gynecologist whose YouTube channel is called Crotch Talk.
These plaintiffs are represented by the voluble trans activist Chase Strangio, who has joined forces with her friend Elizabeth Prelogar, the US Solicitor General, to battle the Attorney General of Tennessee, Jonathan Skrmetti, over whether his state’s ban on PGM violates the US Constitution.

https://badfacts.substack.com/p/whos-who-in-us-v-skrmetti

On the American Academy of Pediatrics' Faulty Brief to the Supreme Court About Gender-Care Bans
My breakdown of the amicus, or "friend-of-the-court", brief that the AAP and a roster of other medical societies submitted to the high court, which is riddled with flaws and remarkable omissions.

https://benryan.substack.com/p/on-the-american-academy-of-pediatrics

Who’s Who in US v. Skrmetti

Drugged kids, a tacky gynecologist, and Miss Idaho

https://badfacts.substack.com/p/whos-who-in-us-v-skrmetti

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BonfireLady · 09/12/2024 07:07

nauticant · 09/12/2024 06:35

The polarisation is so strong, you can get the impression there are two parallel trials going on at the same time, each with its own set of justices and its own set of facts.

That's a great way of putting it.

I listened to the 35 minute audio that you posted above and that's the impression I came away with too. I just couldn't quite put it in to words.

I also got the impression that there were two different themes running through their discussion of it all. On the one hand, they were using lots of genderist language, but on the other they seemed to be peaking each other. I couldn't work out where either of them sat on this, but if that's representative of journalists gaining more curiosity and applying critical thinking to what they're speaking or writing about, it's a positive.

lcakethereforeIam · 12/12/2024 12:44

Surprised to see Matt Walsh writing an article in the Telegraph

https://archive.ph/BJ0Nf

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2024/12/12/americans-rejecting-barbarism-mutilating-children-trans/

He seems angry. Though he's not my favourite person, I can't disagree with what he's put here.

DameMaud · 18/06/2025 18:44

This was just posted (thanks @Britinme)
on the General WR chat thread- so thought it would be good to add it here for completeness of this thread.

A win for Skermetti!

tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/18/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-tennessee-prohibition-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/

Helleofabore · 18/06/2025 18:46

Oh wow! This is interesting. Thanks for the update.

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