The Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the American Civil Liberties Union to respond to Idaho’s emergency motion seeking to enforce the state’s ban against providing transgender drugs and surgeries to minors.
The ACLU is representing the families of two unnamed transgender minors who sued Idaho, claiming the state’s Vulnerable Child Protection Act is unconstitutional and has negatively affected the mental health of their teenage children. The request comes just days after Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador (R) filed an emergency motion seeking to let the state enforce the law after lower courts froze it amid the litigation process.
FILE – Kristen Cooper holds signs outside of the Senate chamber at the Indiana Statehouse on Feb. 22, 2023, in Indianapolis. Republican Governors in Indiana and Idaho have signed into
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