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United States v. Skrmetti (Docket No. 23-477) is a pending United States Supreme Court case on whether bans on gender affirming care violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 15 relations: Certiorari, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Gender dysphoria, Helene White, Injunction, Jeffrey Sutton, Puberty blocker, Supreme Court of the United States, Tennessee House of Representatives, Transgender health care, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States Department of Justice, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Washington v. Glucksberg.

  2. Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
  3. Tennessee law
  4. United States transgender rights case law

Certiorari

In law, certiorari is a court process to seek judicial review of a decision of a lower court or government agency.

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Equal Protection Clause

The Equal Protection Clause is part of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. United States v. Skrmetti and Equal Protection Clause are Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and United States equal protection case law.

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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Gender dysphoria

Gender dysphoria (GD) is the distress a person experiences due to a mismatch between their gender identitytheir personal sense of their own genderand their sex assigned at birth.

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Helene White

Helene N. White (born December 2, 1954) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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Injunction

An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a special court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts.

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Jeffrey Sutton

Jeffrey Stuart Sutton (born October 31, 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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Puberty blocker

Puberty blockers (also called puberty inhibitors or hormone blockers) are medicines used to postpone puberty in children.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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Tennessee House of Representatives

The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Transgender health care

Transgender health care includes the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental health conditions for transgender individuals.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts.

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United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States.

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United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (in case citations, M.D. Tenn.) is the federal trial court for most of Middle Tennessee. United States v. Skrmetti and United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee are Tennessee law.

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Washington v. Glucksberg

Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, which unanimously held that a right to assisted suicide in the United States was not protected by the Due Process Clause.

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See also

Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Tennessee law

United States transgender rights case law

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Skrmetti

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