Morning Wire DOJ Sues Tennessee & Equity Theft | 4.28.23
Apr 28, 2023
A federal lawsuit has emerged against Tennessee for its law banning transgender surgeries for minors, stirring significant debate. Meanwhile, Republicans propose to raise the debt ceiling while cutting spending, raising questions about financial strategy and politics. The Supreme Court also hears a poignant case involving a 94-year-old woman whose home was seized over unpaid taxes, spotlighting the troubling issue of equity theft and its impact on vulnerable homeowners. Dive into these pressing legal and political controversies!
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DOJ Sues Tennessee
- The DOJ is suing Tennessee over a law banning transgender surgeries for minors.
- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee called it federal overreach and vowed to protect children.
Vanderbilt Clinic Controversy
- The Daily Wire's reporting on Vanderbilt's transgender clinic sparked the Tennessee law.
- The clinic offered controversial trans surgeries to minors, sometimes as young as 13.
Trans Surgeries as "Moneymakers"
- Vanderbilt offered trans surgeries to minors and hormones to children as young as 13.
- Dr. Shane Taylor stated these surgeries are "huge moneymakers."