Civil Rights
3 cases in this category
United States v. Skrmetti
The Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors, ruling that the law does not discriminate based on sex under the Equal Protection Clause. The majority found that because the law applies equally to all minors regardless of their biological sex, it does not trigger heightened constitutional scrutiny.
Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
The Court ruled that members of historically majority groups (such as straight or white employees) do not face a higher bar when bringing workplace discrimination claims under Title VII. Marlean Ames, a heterosexual woman, claimed she was demoted and denied a transfer in favor of gay employees at the Ohio Department of Youth Services.
City of Grants Pass v. Johnson
The Court ruled that cities can enforce laws against camping on public property, even when homeless people have nowhere else to go. Grants Pass, Oregon had fined homeless residents for sleeping outside. The Ninth Circuit had said this violated the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.