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Trump administration switches sides in gender-affirming care dispute at the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s administration is switching positions in a major Supreme Court case on transgender rights, backing away from the Biden administration’s opposition to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Trump Administration Flips Position in Supreme Court Transgender Case
An administration lawyer said a Tennessee law barring some medical treatments for transgender youths is constitutional and urged the justices to say so.
As US Supreme Court girds for Trump cases, can it be an 'effective firewall'?
President Donald Trump's sweeping assertions of executive power during his first weeks back in office appear headed toward U.S. Supreme Court showdowns, but it remains an open question whether or how much the justices might act to check his authority.
Trump Backs Trans-Care Ban, Flips US Position at Supreme Court
The Trump administration told the US Supreme Court that states can constitutionally ban gender-affirming treatments for minors, flipping the federal government’s position in a high-profile case.
Trump changes government’s position in pending trans healthcare case at Supreme Court
The Trump administration on Friday notified the Supreme Court that, in its view, a Tennessee law banning the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors does not violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.
Trump backs off contesting Tennessee ban on youth transgender care at Supreme Court
President Donald Trump's administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that Tennessee's Republican-backed ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is not unlawful, reversing the position taken by the government under his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden.
Trump administration signals pivots in pending Supreme Court cases
While it was once rare for an administration to change its position in cases before the high court, Trump did so in his first term and has signaled he will do it again.
Justice Department tells Supreme Court bans on transgender care for minors are constitutional
The Justice Department's new position was expected because President Trump had made opposition to transgender rights a central campaign theme.
U.S. Department of Justice backs out of Tennessee transgender care case
The U.S. Department of Justice under the Trump administration is withdrawing its challenge of a Tennessee law – argued before the U.S. Supreme Court – that blocks gender-affirming care for children. A deputy solicitor general for the Department of Justice notified the nation’s highest court Friday that it no longer believes the state law denies
Trump drops opposition to transgender care ban pending at Supreme Court
While it was once rare for an administration to change its position in cases before the high court, Trump did so in his first term and has signaled he will do it again.
The federal government just switched sides in a major Supreme Court case. Here’s what it means
The Supreme Court case on Tennessee’s SB1 asks the justices to determine whether a ban on certain types of gender-related ...
At the Supreme Court, at the White House and at his house, Clarence Thomas is the go-to justice to swear in Trump’s Cabinet
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has spent recent days alongside several Trump administration Cabinet officials – making ...
Wake judge hears arguments in GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in NC Supreme Court election
Friday’s hearing marked the beginning of a new phase of arguments, after both sides spent months arguing over whether the ...
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A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...
Supreme Court to weigh constitutionality of nation’s first religious charter school
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether states may reject religious charter schools from receiving public funding, ...
Supreme Court Justice Takes a Swipe at Presidential Immunity Ruling
Sotomayor previously said the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling allowed a president to become a "king above the ...
On This Day: U.S. Supreme Court meets for 1st time; no quorum
On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...
U.S. Supreme Court clears way for retrial of 'Buffalo Billion' defendants
ALBANY — Computer chip scientist and Albany NanoTech founder Alain Kaloyeros and other defendants in the “Buffalo Billion” bid-rigging case face the prospect of retrial two years after the U.S.