American Bar Association files brief supporting legal challenge to Tennessee's transgender health care ban
The ban "is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law," the American Bar Association's brief says.
September 3, 2024
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The ban "is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law," the American Bar Association's brief says.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled the ban can go into effect. The families want a rehearing by the full court.
There is not a constitutional right to "transgender-free restrooms," a federal judge ruled.
The Sixth Circuit had ruled similarly in a case out of Tennessee.
The group joined a lawsuit challenging the state’s restriction on drag performances.
“The Heath Care Ban violates the constitutional rights of Tennessee adolescents and their parents, and — if it goes into effect — will cause severe and irreparable harm,” the complaint says.