Unpacking the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Skrmetti

On June 18, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits medical transitions for transgender minors. In this episode, William Eskridge Jr. of Yale Law School and Christopher Green of The Ohio State University join to debate the decision and to discuss the meaning of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. 

Resources

• United States v. Skrmetti (2025)
• Christopher Green, Brief amicus curiae, United States v. Skrmetti (Oct. 15, 2024)
• William Eskridge, et al., Brief amici curiae, United States v. Skrmetti (Sept. 3, 2024)
• Geduldig v. Aiello (1974) 
• Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) 

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