Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The decision comes amid a range of other federal and state efforts to regulate the lives of transgender people.
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June 2025
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December 2024
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Memphis doctor is part of transgender-rights case before Supreme Court
Memphis gynecologist Dr. Susan Lacy has been treating the transgender community for the past eight years. When Tennessee passed a law banning transgender care for minors, she decided to become a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
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Supreme Court Latest: Majority of justices appear likely to uphold state ban on transgender care
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.
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April 2024
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High Court appears to favor Starbucks in Memphis 7 case
The issue is over variance in how the U.S. circuit courts grant injunctions in National Labor Relations Board cases.
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July 2023
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College grads question future after Supreme Court nixes loan relief
Three Memphis college graduates discuss facing the possibility of no student loan forgiveness and how it could affect their future long term.
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July 2022
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TN Republicans show no love for birth control bill
A bill guaranteeing right to birth control passed in the U.S. House without support of Tennessee Republicans. Having a law on the books would preempt any decision the Supreme Court might make to withhold that right.
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June 2022
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Several major Memphis employers commit to cover abortion travel
Some major employers are offering benefits to help employees access abortion services across state lines while others are determining whether they’ll need to make adjustments to their employees’ health care plans.
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April 2021
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Activists saved Overton Park; now they just may stop a pipeline
Two women are leading the effort to stop Byhalia Pipeline from running its crude oil through South Memphis neighborhoods. The fight is reminiscent of the battle won decades ago by women who stopped a freeway from running through Overton Park.
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November 2020
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From Rhodes to Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett’s friends see same, smart, humble woman
When she came to Rhodes Colleges 30 years ago, no one could have known Amy Coney Barrett would become the fifth woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But when friends look back at those days now, it all sort of makes sense.
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October 2020
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Amy Coney Barrett nomination advances to full Senate
Democratic senators refused to show up in protest of the GOP’s rush to install Trump’s nominee, who has Memphis ties, to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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June 2020
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Supreme Court rules LGBT people protected from job discrimination
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.
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June 2019
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Mom and pop liquor store owners win battle against Tennessee residency rule
Owners of the Kimbrough liquor store in Midtown Memphis have won a U.S. Supreme Court case striking down a Tennessee residency requirement for retail liquor store operators.
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Planned Parenthood targets DeBerry for votes restricting abortion
Planned Parenthood is bashing state Rep. John DeBerry with billboards across Memphis highlighting his votes for legislation restricting and outlawing abortion. DeBerry says new attitudes are needed against the procedure.
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October 2018
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Seeds of poisonous court fights planted 50 years ago when Memphian Abe Fortas’ nomination went down
In almost any previous era of our history, it would have been possible to begin a column two weeks after a controversial Supreme Court nominee was confirmed by writing, “Now that the dust has settled …”
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