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  1. November 03, 2023

    Ky., Tenn. Families Ask Justices To Overturn Gender Care Ban

    Kentucky transgender youths and their families on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Sixth Circuit ruling that allows a recently enacted Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for minors, arguing that the issue has divided district and appellate courts.

  2. July 10, 2023

    6th Circ. Reinstates Tenn. Ban On Trans Youths' Health Care

    The Sixth Circuit upended a federal judge's decision to initially block the state of Tennessee from imposing a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, with a three-judge panel in agreement that a lower court abused its discretion by granting a statewide preliminary injunction in late June.

  3. June 29, 2023

    Bans On Trans Youths' Health Care Get Blocked In Tenn., Ky.

    Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee temporarily blocked enforcement of state laws prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, finding the states couldn't regulate access to medical procedures in a way that infringed on rights conferred by the U.S. Constitution.

  4. April 26, 2023

    DOJ Slams Tenn. Trans Health Care Ban As Unconstitutional

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday asked a Tennessee federal court to block the Volunteer State's recently enacted law prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, slamming the measure as unconstitutional and denying necessary medical care to kids "based solely on who they are."