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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Carol Platt Liebau: A Good Day at the High Court
Description: Last week, in United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court heard a case with major implications for the protection of minors who are suffering from gender dysphoria. The lawsuit challenged Tennessee’s law banning medical gender transitions for children. The Biden administration argued Tennessee’s law violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause because it discriminates on the basis of sex, an immutable characteristic. Any law doing so must meet a higher standard to be upheld. But Justice Alito exposed the fallacy of the administration’s argument. He asked one of the attorneys if transgenderism is immut...