Overview

• The Supreme Court will hear the case, L.W. v. Skrmetti, challenging Tennessee's 2023 law banning gender-affirming care for minors.
• Signatories include seven former members of Congress and current state legislators from Wyoming, Missouri, and Iowa.
• The brief emphasizes traditional conservative values of limited government and parental rights in medical decisions.
• Supporters argue the law violates the equal protection clause by discriminating against transgender children.
• Democratic members of Congress have also filed a brief, labeling the law as 'unscientific' and 'dangerous.'