US Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Gender-Affirming Care Ban, North Dakota Review Pending

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's law banning gender-affirming care for minors in a 6-3 conservative majority ruling, with Chief Justice John Roberts emphasizing the court's role is not to judge the law's fairness but its constitutionality under the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision reflects a broader national trend, with similar laws facing legal challenges in states like North Dakota, where plaintiffs argue these bans violate equal protection and family healthcare decision rights. The ruling has drawn sharp dissent from liberal justices, notably Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who criticized the court for abandoning transgender children and accused the majority of sidestepping precedent. President Donald Trump, in his second term, has actively supported restrictions on transgender rights, including an executive order aimed at ending government support for gender transition treatments for minors, contrasting with previous administrations that promoted gender-affirming care. Meanwhile, in the UK, the Supreme Court ruled that biological men cannot legally become women for single-sex space access, leading to legal pressure on the Scottish Government to enforce bans on trans women in women-only spaces, with activist groups threatening further lawsuits due to government inaction. These developments highlight the ongoing legal and political battles over transgender rights and access to healthcare and single-sex facilities in both the U.S. and UK.