This may be a rare understatement from @elienyc.bsky.social

Kagan: you’re relying on and using arguments used 2yrs ago in Milligan, problem being that we specifically rejected literally every single one of those arguments

Oral argument for Chiles v. Salazar, challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors is set to begin

Me & @turban.bsky.social talked about the implications of the case in @jamapediatrics.com

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Today at 1pm: @mccuskey.bsky.social, Nicole Huberfeld, and I will defy the laws of time by covering Skrmetti 🏳️‍⚧️, Mahmoud🏳️‍🌈, Braidwood💉, VanDerStok🔫, Medina🤰, Chiles🧑‍⚕️, Callais🗳️, 1st Choice🥸, & more in a mere 50min
@buhealthlaw.bsky.social @bulaw.bsky.social @busph.bsky.social

The abortion blueprint also makes it clear that it’s not about whether you’re 18 or older. The point is to allow states to determine what is and isn’t valid medical practice, which can, does, and will include adults (who may regret a range of medical decisions)

www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/h...

Roberts repeatedly says that the issue of animus—whether the law is a pretext for discrimination against transgender individuals—was not raised. Presumably this leaves such an argument open, along with parental rights which SCOTUS didn’t address, for future challenges

Stellar plenary covering insanity happening in health care, admin law, immigration, FDA, long-term care, repro rights, & much more with Wendy Mariner, Joan Krause,
@mblawrence.bsky.social @mdmakhlouf.bsky.social @akesselheim.bsky.social @mayamanian.bsky.social @ninakohn.bsky.social #ASLME #HLP2025

ACB: 2+2=4 and education on tolerating gender diversity is indoctrination

Reality: 2+2 does equal 4 and
this ⬇️ is someone who has modeled for women’s fashion, has been identified as a woman, has XY chromosomes, internal testes, and naturally looks this way

Before Skrmetti oral arguments starts, remember this began as a political effort to find a new culture war topic to focus on, NOT over concern for trans youth
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/politics/transgender-conservative-campaign.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Gender-affirming care bans “provides no benefit while worsening the disparities affecting transgender young people [and] are legally inadequate to withstand any form of judicial review…what they are: strategic targeting of a marginalized group for political gain.”
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