Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2024

United States v. Skrmetti

Decided June 18, 2025. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-477 · 605 U.S. 495 · Cited 55 times

Holding

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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