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law-and-politics1 year ago

"Supreme Court's Rulings on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors: What You Need to Know"

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned that the conservative majority's decision to allow enforcement of Idaho's transgender youth health care ban during an appeal lacked "reason and restraint." She argued that the court failed to show respect for lower court judges and that Idaho had not demonstrated irreversible injury if the ban was blocked during the appeal. The decision does not apply to the two teenage transgender girls who filed the lawsuit. The ruling has sparked strong reactions from both transgender activists and Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, highlighting the ongoing cultural and political debate over transgender rights and gender-affirming medical care for youth.

politics2 years ago

Supreme Court sides against Navajo Nation in water rights case.

The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation in a legal dispute over water access, finding that a 1868 treaty does not require the US to take affirmative steps to secure water for the tribe. The court divided 5-4 in its decision, with Justice Neil Gorsuch joining with the liberal wing of the bench in dissent. Despite lying largely within the Colorado River Basin, water is scarce, and up to 91% of Navajo households on some parts of the reservation lack access to water.