U.S. High Court Tosses Appellate Wins For Transgender Rights In Four States

The U.S. Supreme Court has voided several appellate rulings that had favored transgender individuals in four states, following its recent decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors, Associated Press reporter Mark Sherman wrote.

The now-vacated rulings had found that state-imposed restrictions on transgender people violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.

The justices returned cases from Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and West Virginia to lower courts for reconsideration.

However, the Court took no action on separate cases from Arizona, Idaho, and West Virginia involving transgender students’ participation in school sports—leaving open the possibility of addressing the issue in the next term.

The now-vacated rulings had found that state-imposed restrictions on transgender people violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.

But the Supreme Court’s decision in the Tennessee case concluded that such a ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors did not violate constitutional protections.

The now-vacated rulings had found that state-imposed restrictions on transgender people violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.

But the Supreme Court’s decision in the Tennessee case concluded that such a ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors did not violate constitutional protections.