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NewYorkPost: Supreme Court signals intent to uphold Tennessee ban on trans surgeries for minors, defer to states
The Supreme Court’s conservative justices displayed deep skepticism of pleas to quash a Tennessee ban on transgender surgeries for minors, with several moderates on the bench seemingly hinting at an inclination toward deference to states during oral arguments. Appearing to largely splinter along ideological grounds over Tennessee’s sweeping ban against performing operations on minors to alter their sex in the case … Read More
HeadTopics: Rep. lawmaker, activist still optimistic in SCOTUS hearing on Tenn. transgender care ban
Following the Supreme Court hearing on Tennessee’s ban on transgender medical treatments for children, a transgender activist who was inside the courtroom remains hopeful. So are those behind Tennessee’s law. The Supreme Court seemed reluctant to overturn the ban impacting 3,000 Tennessee transgender teens and hundreds of thousands more nationwide. “It was just purely political.. it was let’s use these … Read More
DailyWire: ‘A Very Consequential Precedent’: AG Skrmetti Unpacks Landmark Supreme Court Case
The following is an edited transcript of an interview between Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley and Tennessee Attorney General John Skrmetti on a Saturday edition of Morning Wire. It’s being called the most significant case of the current Supreme Court term — United States v. Skrmetti. The attorney general sat down with us to discuss his pivotal role in the case and … Read More
Breitbart: Exclusive: TN State Sen. Jack Johnson Explains What Prompted Legislation to Protect Children from Trans Surgeries
The legislation that has made it to the Supreme Court in the case over a Tennessee law banning puberty blockers for minors was originally prompted by reports about a clinic dedicated to performing transgender surgeries on children, according to Tennessee State Sen. Jack Johnson (R). “Well, we were mortified to find out, Mike, in late 2022 — thanks to some great reporting by … Read More
Child rapists should be sentenced to death. That’s why I backed this Tennessee Senate bill
On April 9, Senate Bill 1834 passed 24-5 on the Senate floor allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions. In an effort to challenge the 2008 Supreme Court ruling, I sponsored this legislation with my friend, and Senate Republican Caucus Chairman, Ken Yager, R-Kingston, and wholeheartedly believe that Tennessee got it right. By permitting this severe punishment, we are sending a … Read More