Bagenstos and Schlanger on Supreme Court Trans Rights Ruling in US v. Skrmetti

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth, finding that the law does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In this edition of 5Qs with Michigan Law, professors Samuel Bagenstos and Margo Schlanger analyze the legal arguments, the Court’s decision, and its potential short- and long-term implications.