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Supreme Court signals it will uphold 'state-sanctioned discrimination' in transgender care (www.rawstory.com)

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Attorneys who argued against Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming healthcare at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed hope that the court's nine justices will take "the opportunity to affirm the essential freedom and equality of all people before the law," while reports indicated that the right-wing majority is inclined to uphold the ban.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Chief Justice John Roberts … pointed to changes some European countries have made to their gender-affirming care protocols for minors.

Are you fucking kidding me? This is the same man who will utterly humiliate any lawyer who tries to use another country’s legal precedent in the US Supreme Court.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Its the Whose Line Is It Anyway legal theory.

The justifications are made up and the precedents don't matter.