DOJ Backs Away From Supreme Court Challenge to Tennessee Ban on Transgender Procedures for Minors

The DOJ under the Biden administration argued in December that the state law was unconstitutional, but it no longer supports that position.

The Department of Justice building in Washington on March 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) changed sides on Feb. 7 in a Biden-era Supreme Court challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender procedures for minors.

The DOJ has disavowed its prior position and now argues that state law is constitutional.