Trans Kids’ Care Ban Decried by Groups Backing US at Top Court

Multiple groups ranging from constitutional law scholars to medical professionals are supporting the federal government’s bid at the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that allowed Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect.

Over 30 friend of the court briefs filed Tuesday urged the high court to reverse a US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruling rejecting transgender minors’ attempt to halt a state law that prohibits them accessing gender dyshoria treatments. The lower court said the law wasn’t facially discriminatory—even though it allows cisgender teens access to the same treatments—and that Tennessee had ...