This fall, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in United States v. Skrmetti, a case that challenges Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18. At the same time, anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation is proliferating across the country, with over 500 bills currently under consideration.
In a judiciary system deeply influenced by a right-wing worldview, how should constitutional scholars and advocates approach litigating for trans rights? How do we understand trans rights, not just within the frame of identity and equality, but also within the frame of political economy, freedom, and human flourishing? This panel seeks to address these questions.
Moderator: Kyle Velte, Associate Dean for Faculty, Professor, and Karelitz Chair in Evidence Law, University of Kansas School of Law
Panelists:
Meredith Taylor Brown, Assistant Attorney General – Civil Rights Bureau, Office of the New York State Attorney General
Mary Anne Case, Arnold I. Shure Professor of Law, the University of Chicago Law School
Hila Keren, Paul E. Treusch Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
Commentator: Craig Konnoth, Martha Lubin Karsh and Bruce A. Karsh Bicentennial Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
