SCOTUS eyes other cases implicating transgender rights
In recent closed-door conservative conferences, U.S. Supreme Court justices were eyeing other cases that would implicate key rights for transgender Americans, The Hill reported on Saturday.
Among the legal questions at issue in those disputes are matters of “parental rights,” the ability of transgender athletes to play on sports teams consistent with their gender identity, and rules requiring government sponsored health plans to cover transgender medical care.
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, both appointed by President-elect Donald Trump, made reference to these cases during oral argument earlier this month in U.S.
v. Skrmetti, whose ruling will decide the constitutionality of state laws banning gender affirming health treatments for minors. “If you prevail here on the standard of review, what would that mean for women’s and girls’ sports in particular?” Kavanaugh asked.
