{"id":2376510,"date":"2024-12-05T05:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T10:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-attorney-general-claims-victory-in-admission-of-aclu-lawyer-in-trans-case-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T05:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T10:34:47","slug":"tennessee-attorney-general-claims-victory-in-admission-of-aclu-lawyer-in-trans-case-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-attorney-general-claims-victory-in-admission-of-aclu-lawyer-in-trans-case-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee attorney general claims victory in admission of ACLU lawyer in trans case &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessee-attorney-general-claims-victory-in-admission-of-aclu-lawyer-in-trans-case-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2376510&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Tennessee Attorney General, Jonathan Skrmetti, declared a significant victory during a\u200d Supreme Court case regarding the state&#8217;s ban on transgender\u200c procedures for minors. The ACLU acknowledged that \u200ddenying such procedures does not correlate with\u200d increased suicide rates among minors.\u200d This point arose during oral \u2063arguments\u2062 in the case, which examines\u2063 whether the ban violates the 14th Amendment&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-legal-team-files-appeal-after-obama-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-pennsylvania-from-certifying-its-results\/\" title=\"Trump Legal Team Files Appeal After Obama Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Pennsylvania From Certifying Its Results\">equal protection clause<\/a>. skrmetti emphasized\u200c that this acknowledgment from the\u2064 ACLU \u2064is crucial, as it challenges the narrative \u2064that denying\u2063 transgender treatments causes harm to youths. He referred to \u2064the \u200cCass Report,\u200d which concludes that there is no evidence gender-affirming treatments reduce suicide rates. The discussion reflects ongoing \u200bdebates surrounding \u2064transgender rights\u2062 and medical \u2064treatments \u2062for \u2064minors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tennessee attorney general claims victory in admission of ACLU lawyer in trans case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tennessee<\/a>&nbsp;Attorney General&nbsp;Jonathan Skrmetti claimed victory in the ACLU&rsquo;s acknowledgment before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Wednesday that the denial of transgender procedures for minors does not raise suicide rates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The discussion of data on suicide rates among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swedens-new-pediatric-treatment-guidelines-ditch-gender-affirming-medication-for-psychotherapy\/\" title=\"Sweden\u2019s New Pediatric Treatment Guidelines Ditch \u2018Gender-Affirming\u2019 Medication For Psychotherapy\">minors experiencing gender dysphoria<\/a> was one of the most significant moments, Skrmetti said, during oral arguments in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3249659\/supreme-court-skeptical-tennessee-ban-transgender-procedures-minors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United States v. Skrmetti\">United States v. Skrmetti<\/a><\/em>, a case testing whether the 14th Amendment&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">equal protection clause precludes state law barring children<\/a> under the age of 18 from undergoing transgender hormone and puberty-blocking procedures.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti talks to reporters outside of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The rhetoric often suggests, &lsquo;If you don&rsquo;t let kids do this, they are going to hurt themselves,&rsquo; and nobody wants that,&rdquo; Skrmetti told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em> hours after defending the law known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.tn.gov\/Bills\/113\/Bill\/SB0001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tennessee&rsquo;s Senate Bill 1<\/a>, or SB1.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To have a public acknowledgment of what the research says, that these procedures do not impact the suicide rate, is really significant. Regardless of the legal outcome here, that&rsquo;s a huge win for protecting kids from making a horrifying mistake,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Court&rsquo;s &lsquo;Public Acknowledgment&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, Oct. 7, 2022, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. An upside-down American flag, a symbol associated with former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s false claims of election fraud, was displayed outside Alito&rsquo;s home in January 2021, the New York Times reported May 16. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>At one point during the nearly three-hour arguments, Justice Samuel Alito and ACLU attorney Chase Strangio homed in on the <a href=\"https:\/\/cass.independent-review.uk\/home\/publications\/final-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cass Report<\/a>, a British review of transgender medical studies.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Alito cited page 195 of the report, which concluded &ldquo;There is no evidence that gender-affirmative treatments reduce suicide.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Strangio acknowledged the point. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I think that is referring to is there is no evidence in some &mdash; in the studies that this treatment reduces completed suicide,&rdquo; Strangio said.<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU lawyer argued, though, that the reason there was not evidence about completed suicides is that it is a &ldquo;very small population of individuals with studies that don&rsquo;t necessarily have completed suicides within them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Strangio also argued there was more conclusive evidence in longer-term studies that the procedures lead to an overall reduction in suicidality, meaning that not just suicide attempts but also suicidal thinking or attempt, saying that is a &ldquo;positive outcome to this treatment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chase Strangio attends the 28th annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, May 13, 2024, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This exchange marked a pivotal moment in the case, where several Republican-appointed justices questioned the Biden administration&rsquo;s reliance on medical claims to challenge Tennessee&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-says-he-would-sign-bill-that-bans-transgender-procedures-for-children\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis says he would sign bill that bans transgender procedures for children\">law banning transgender procedures<\/a> for minors.<\/p>\n<p>Strangio&rsquo;s role in the case was to advocate the respondents from Tennessee, who were parents and their children who opposed the state&rsquo;s law. The ACLU attorney agreed with the position of the DOJ throughout the roughly half-hour Strangio advocated to the justices.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Brett Kavanaugh, another Republican-appointed justice, echoed concerns about rushing to constitutionalize an area of ongoing medical debate. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It strikes me as a pretty heavy yellow light, if not red light, for this court to come in &hellip; when the rest of the world &hellip; is pumping the brakes on this kind of treatment because of concerns about the risks,&rdquo; Kavanaugh said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background on the first transgender case<\/h2>\n<p>The landmark case examines Tennessee&rsquo;s law barring minors from accessing medical treatments, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, aimed at affirming a gender identity inconsistent with their sex.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice John Roberts also appeared skeptical of the government&rsquo;s position, noting that Sweden and the United Kingdom have restricted similar treatments due to insufficient evidence of long-term benefits and concerns over risks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, liberal justices likened the bans to historical discrimination, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson controversially comparing them to bans on interracial marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Loewy, senior counsel and director of Constitutional Law Practice for Lambda Legal, said she believed the ACLU and the Biden administration made a &ldquo;persuasive&rdquo; argument to the high court.<\/p>\n<p>It was a &ldquo;comprehensive argument to the Supreme Court underscoring the real and deep harm of Tennessee&rsquo;s discriminatory ban on medical care for transgender youth, a ban unsupported by either science or law,&rdquo;&nbsp;Loewy added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broader Implications<\/h2>\n<p>Skrmetti emphasized the importance of clarity in public discourse about the risks and benefits of transgender procedures.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s terrible for kids when you set an expectation that [suicide] is a viable course for them to take,&rdquo; he said. The acknowledgment of inconclusive data surrounding that rhetoric, he argued, could have far-reaching implications for debates surrounding medical care and the mental health of transgender youth.<\/p>\n<p>As nearly half of U.S. states have implemented similar laws, the case has become a flashpoint in the broader cultural and legal battles over transgender issues, federalism, and medical ethics. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The court&rsquo;s eventual decision, expected by June of next year, could set a significant precedent for how states regulate transgender procedures involving minors.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted the ACLU for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee AG claims victory as ACLU admits no link between trans procedure denial and suicide rates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2376511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24339677123783.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5196,32116,6651],"class_list":["post-2376510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aclu","tag-attorney-general","tag-tennessee"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24339677123783.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376514,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376510\/revisions\/2376514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}