Obamacare LGBTQ+ Discrimination Clause Could Cause Circuit Split

Sixth Circuit judges grappled Wednesday with whether two groups representing conservative doctors should have a chance to challenge an antidiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act that they say threatens their religious liberty, in a case that presents the possibility of a circuit split.

The judges grilled attorneys on both sides on a range of topics related to the care of transgender people, though standing for the two groups—the American College of Pediatricians and the Catholic Medical Association—was the issue of the day for the oral argument, which went more than 10 minutes past the allotted time. Two other federal ...