ONGOING CASES

United States v. Skrmetti
Gender Affirming Care, Equal Protection, Trans Healthcare, Tennessee, Kentucky, Supreme Court, Due Process, Parental Rights, 6th Circuit Mack Karbon Gender Affirming Care, Equal Protection, Trans Healthcare, Tennessee, Kentucky, Supreme Court, Due Process, Parental Rights, 6th Circuit Mack Karbon

United States v. Skrmetti

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

On June 24, 2024, the Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments on this case and an analogous trans healthcare case in Kentucky, to take place on December 4, 2024. It is unclear how the Justices will rule on this issue; what is known, however, is that whatever decision the high Court delivers will have far-reaching consequences for trans people, especially trans children, for the foreseeable future.

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Doe v. Surgeon General, State of Florida
Gender Affirming Care, Equal Protection, Trans Healthcare, Due Process, Parental Rights, Fourteenth Amendment, Trans Youth, Florida, 11th Circuit Mack Karbon Gender Affirming Care, Equal Protection, Trans Healthcare, Due Process, Parental Rights, Fourteenth Amendment, Trans Youth, Florida, 11th Circuit Mack Karbon

Doe v. Surgeon General, State of Florida

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

On August 26, 2024, a split panel on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals stayed enforcement the district court's June 2024 decision pending resolution of the appeal. The now-invalid lower court decision, which was a resounding victory for trans Floridians, struck down the state's severe trans healthcare restrictions after determining that they violated the U.S. Constitution. The restrictions may now go info effect while the merits of the state's appeal are evaluated by the appellate court.

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Hecox v. Little
Equal Protection, Trans Youth, Athletics, Idaho, District of Idaho, 9th Circuit, Fourth Amendment, Search & Seizure, Privacy, Fourteenth Amendment, Due Process, Fair Notice Mack Karbon Equal Protection, Trans Youth, Athletics, Idaho, District of Idaho, 9th Circuit, Fourth Amendment, Search & Seizure, Privacy, Fourteenth Amendment, Due Process, Fair Notice Mack Karbon

Hecox v. Little

NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

In April of 2020, female athletes (both trans and cis) filed a complaint against the Idaho Governor challenging HB 500, which broadly banned trans and intersex females from participating in women’s and girls’ sports and mandated invasive medical testing to be done on girls and women whose “biological sex” was “in dispute.” The district court blocked enforcement of the law, as did the appellate court. However, in light of the Supreme Court’s stay order in Poe v. Labrador, the appellate court amended the injunction to apply only the plaintiff. Proceedings are currently stayed pending resolution of the State’s petition for review with the Supreme Court.

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Brandt v. Griffin
Trans Youth, Arkansas, Due Process, Equal Protection, 8th Circuit, Gender Affirming Care Mack Karbon Trans Youth, Arkansas, Due Process, Equal Protection, 8th Circuit, Gender Affirming Care Mack Karbon

Brandt v. Griffin

EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

On April 11, the Eighth Circuit en banc Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in this case, which involves a challenge to an Arkansas law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth and prohibiting doctors from treating or even referring minors for gender-affirming care.

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