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ACLU sues Idaho over criminalization of gender-affirming care for minors

JURIST

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Idaho Wednesday to prevent the enforcement of its law criminalizing doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors. The lawsuit names Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, the prosecuting attorney for a county in Idaho and members of the Idaho Code Commission as defendants.

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US Supreme Court to rule on legality of gender-affirming care bans for transgender youth

JURIST

Skrmetti , centers on a Tennessee law enacted in March 2023 that bans healthcare providers from performing medical procedures on minors or administering treatments intended to help minors identify with a gender different from their sex as assigned at birth. The case, US v.

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Restrictions on gender-affirming medical care – and assault weapons

SCOTUSBlog

There are some differences in the case – in the Idaho case, the district court’s decision to grant relief beyond the plaintiffs – a so-called “universal injunction” – was more prominent. Avenetti argues that under the 2nd Circuit’s rule, what would normally be handled by bar discipline is converted into a 20-year felony.

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