No. 23-477October Term 2024Decided Jun 18, 2025
United States, Petitioner v. Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al.
The Supreme Court reviewed a Tennessee law that prohibits healthcare providers from administering certain medical treatments, such as puberty blockers and hormones, to minors for the purpose of gender transition.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 18, 2025
- What it's about
The Supreme Court reviewed a Tennessee law that prohibits healthcare providers from administering certain medical treatments, such as puberty blockers and hormones, to minors for the purpose of gender transition. The Court determined that the ban does not discriminate based on sex and satisfies rational basis review, thereby upholding the state's authority to regulate these medical procedures for minors.
Question presented
Does a Tennessee law restricting certain medical treatments for transgender minors violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released Jun 18, 2025
- Area
Civil Rights
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Grounding
- Grounding
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 23-477
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
opinion
opinion | Jun 18, 2025
Skrmetti
opinion | Jun 18, 2025
Oral Arguments - Skrmetti
audio | Dec 4, 2024
Petition
brief | Nov 6, 2023