Closed CASES

United States v. Skrmetti
Gender Affirming Care, Equal Protection, Trans Healthcare, Tennessee, Kentucky, Supreme Court, Due Process, Parental Rights, 6th Circuit Mack Karbon Gender Affirming Care, Equal Protection, Trans Healthcare, Tennessee, Kentucky, Supreme Court, Due Process, Parental Rights, 6th Circuit Mack Karbon

United States v. Skrmetti

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

On June 18, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the ban does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, meaning states can prohibit medical treatments for transgender people, even if those treatments are legal for cisgender individuals.

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Williams v. Kincaid et al.
ADA, Gender Dysphoria, Gender Affirming Care, Rehabilitation Act, Gross Negligence, Virginia, Fourth Circuit, Supreme Court, Prison, Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Failure to Accommodate Mack Karbon ADA, Gender Dysphoria, Gender Affirming Care, Rehabilitation Act, Gross Negligence, Virginia, Fourth Circuit, Supreme Court, Prison, Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Failure to Accommodate Mack Karbon

Williams v. Kincaid et al.

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS - CLOSED NOV 2023

Ms. Williams was a transgender woman who was subjected to unlawful mistreatment when she was housed within a male prison facility for 6 months, subjected to extreme harassment by guards and inmates, and denied access to hormone treatment. On August 16, 2022, the Fourth Circuit issued a landmark ruling finding that gender dysphoria is not excluded from the definition of “disability” under the ADA, and remanded the case for further proceedings.

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