L.W. v. Skrmetti
Case Overview
Tennessee passed a law banning puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors, and in June 2025 the Supreme Court upheld it 6 to 3 — the whole case turned on whether the law discriminates based on sex, which would have triggered a much harder constitutional test. The Court said no: this is age discrimination and medical-condition discrimination, so the state only needed to show a rational reason, which is a bar almost no law misses. Three justices disagreed, and the decision is intentionally narrow, but it gives every state with a similar law a clear roadmap for getting it past the Equal Protection Clause.
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The Conclusion
**The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on puberty blockers for transgender minors.** The 6-3 decision treated the law as medical and age discrimination rather than sex discrimination, thus applying deferential rational basis review. The holding establishes a blueprint for other states seeking to enforce similar restrictions.
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