6-3 decision upholding Tennessee SB1: puberty-blocker/hormone bans for minors get rational-basis review; no sex or transgender-status classification; Bostock distinguished; Sixth Circuit (83 F.4th 460) affirmed. 'The Equal Protection Clause does not resolve these disagreements… left to the people, their elected representatives, and the democratic process.' U.S. changed position 7 Feb 2025. Opinion surveys Finland, Sweden, Norway, UK restrictions.
Tennessee's law prohibiting certain medical treatments for transgender minors is not subject to heightened scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and satisfies rational basis review.
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6-3 decision upholding Tennessee SB1: puberty-blocker/hormone bans for minors get rational-basis review; no sex or transgender-status classification; Bostock distinguished; Sixth Circuit (83 F.4th 460) affirmed. 'The Equal Protection Clause does not resolve these disagreements… left to the people, their elected representatives, and the democratic process.' U.S. changed position 7 Feb 2025. Opinion surveys Finland, Sweden, Norway, UK restrictions. full syllabus and opinion text confirmed.