Townhall: TN Law Banning Trans 'Care' for Minors Is Going Before SCOTUS. Here's What the Bill's Author Hopes For.

Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of United States v. Skrmetti. At issue for the Court to decide is whether states, like Tennessee in this case, can restrict transgender “care” for minors. Opponents of Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1 argue that such laws violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Ahead of oral arguments, Townhall spoke to Tennessee’s Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R) about his thoughts on the case. Johnson also authored SB 1, and did so while keeping in mind how crucial it is that the bill be constitutional. Johnson himself said, “I don’t think it should be controversial, but it is,” acknowledging the high profile topic at hand. “So you certainly anticipate that you’re going to face litigation on it, so you’re not just trying to craft good public policy, you’re also trying to craft something in a way that it will be judicially defensible,” Johnson continued.