Tennessee Law Protecting Kids From Trans Procedures To Take Full Effect After Court Victory
July 8,2023
A Tennessee law protecting children from life-altering transgender procedures can take full effect after an appeals court overruled a federal judge’s ruling that blocked the law’s prohibition of giving kids cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers.
On Saturday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled against the preliminary injunction by U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson that blocked portions of Tennessee’s law that prevented transgender surgeries and hormone procedures on children. The appeals court’s decision came after Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed a motion for an emergency stay.
“If the injunction remains in place during the appeal, Tennessee will suffer irreparable harm from its inability to enforce the will of its legislature, to further the public-health considerations undergirding the law, and to avoid irreversible health risks to its children,” Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote, adding that “Tennessee is likely to succeed on its appeal of the preliminary injunction.”
Skrmetti, who has been Tennessee’s attorney general since September 2022, celebrated the court’s decision in a statement on Saturday.
“The case is far from over, but this is a big win. The court of appeals lifted the injunction, meaning the law can be fully enforced, and recognized that Tennessee is likely to win the constitutional argument and the case,” he said.
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