SCOTUS hears case for ‘transgender care’ ban supported by Mark Meckler, CSG

United States v. Skrmetti, a landmark case contesting Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which blocks healthcare providers from performing life-altering gender reassignment procedures on minors, reached the Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday. Opponents argue that the bill violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits discrimination under the law. Proponents maintain that the ban falls under Tennessee’s constitutionally protected jurisdiction.

Oral arguments concluded shortly after 12:30 P.M. EST after more than two hours. Listen to the hearing below:


The bill was inspired by Matt Walsh’s groundbreaking research into Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s shocking transgender experimentation on minors. Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson credited The Daily Wire host with exposing double mastectomies and chemical castrations for minors at the clinic, prompting the legislature to take action against the “unproven” procedures.

“The long-term ramifications of these types of procedures on kids is very unsettled, and in many cases, leads to very bad outcomes and potentially a lifetime of medical complications,” Johnson explained.

“They are abuse victims — they are not ‘trans kids,’” Walsh argued outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday. “This a ban targeting doctors and parents who are abusive and who are themselves targeting children.”

At Walsh’s 2022 “Rally to End Child Mutilation,” Convention of States President Mark Meckler spoke out alongside Senator Marsha Blackburn, Tulsi Gabbard, and Walsh in support of SB1, urging the Tennessee General Assembly to pass the ban.

“This is the time for action, and there’s nothing more important that we can do than take care of our kids,” Meckler said. “This is about human rights, and we need to protect our kids. And if we’re not willing to stand up and protect our kids, then we’re not for human rights.”

In October, attorneys Rita Peters, Michael Farris, and Robert Kelly submitted an amicus brief on behalf of Citizens for Self-Governance, Convention of States' parent company, in support of the bill.

According to the brief, "[SB1] seeks to protect all children by prohibiting certain sex-altering medical treatments until they attain the age of majority. It shields them from making a life-altering decision at a point in their development where there is still a likelihood that they will change their minds."

“The Equal Protection Clause does not create different ‘classes’ of people who are entitled to varying levels of freedom from state regulation, and there is no constitutional basis for this Court to take up that task,” the document states. “The core principles of federalism and separation of power require the Court to abstain from moving the constitutional boundaries on state policymaking authority.”

Read the full amicus brief here.

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