Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
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Recent Stories
Supreme Court weighs state ban on medical treatment for youths seeking sex change
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said Thursday the most important aspect of arguments at the Supreme Court this week over his state's ban against medical sex-change treatment for youth was opponents' acknowledgment that a leading study shows the medications don't prevent suicide.
WATCH: SCOTUS weighs youth trans treatments
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to react to the Supreme Court hearing U.S. v. Skrmetti, where the justices are weighing Tennessee's law that bans medical treatment for youth suffering from gender dysphoria and looking to transition.
Supreme Court struggles with state ban on gender-transition treatments for trans youth
The Supreme Court warily waded into transgender rights on Wednesday as the justices struggled to decide whether a state law barring the use of puberty blockers and other drugs for trans children amounts to sex discrimination.
Supreme Court to take up challenge over medical treatment for trans youth
Psychologists are battling it out ahead of Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on a legal challenge over a state ban on medical treatment for transgender youth.
Trans advocates say Supreme Court case over youth medical bans 'continues' despite Trump reversal
Trans rights advocates say the Supreme Court should still decide if state medical bans on transgender youth are lawful despite the incoming Trump administration's likely reversal of the federal government's position on the subject.
Supreme Court scrutinizes details of FDA's rejection of marketing for flavored vapes
Supreme Court justices appeared apprehensive Monday to second-guess the Food and Drug Administration's rejection of marketing for flavored nicotine products that could be attractive to minors.
Supreme Court asked to review California's ban on gun shows on state land
A group that organizes gun shows at county fairgrounds in California has asked the Supreme Court to hear a challenge against laws restricting the buying and selling of guns on state property.
Supreme Court to evaluate marketing of flavored vapes, effect on youth
Community health groups and medical providers are urging the Supreme Court to halt e-cigarette companies' efforts to market flavored vaping products.
Federal appeals court dismisses Jack Smith's documents case against Trump
A federal appeals court has granted special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss his challenge over Donald Trump's handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, ending the federal cases against the president-elect.
Trump freed from election fraud charges; special counsel extends prohibition on prosecution
A federal judge on Monday granted special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss the federal election fraud case against President-elect Donald Trump, bringing an end to the criminal charges that accused Mr. Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.