NewsChannel5: Tennessee's transgender law is in the Supreme Court. Here's what's going on

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — In a rare moment for Tennessee law, the Supreme Court of the United States justices heard arguments about legislation that now prohibits minors from seeking transgender care.

The issue in the Tennessee case is whether the law violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, which requires the government to treat similarly situated people the same. Lawmakers wrote the bill in 2023 to ban puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender minors.

The decision probably won’t come down until the summer term in 2025.

We are following the arguments as they are had before the SCOTUS this morning. Tennessee lawmakers, Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti all attended the hearing and will speak.