L.W. et al v. Skrmetti et al

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP are suing the State of Tennessee to block the state’s recently enacted discriminatory ban on medically necessary gender-affirming care for Tennessee’s transgender youth. The legal advocates are suing Tennessee on behalf of Samantha and Brian Williams of Nashville and their 15-year-old transgender daughter, two other plaintiff families filing anonymously, and Memphis-based medical doctor Dr. Susan Lacy.

- April 20, 2023 – Lambda Legal files lawsuit, joined by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Complaint in Intervention (04/26/2023)
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (04/20/2023)
Opinion (09/28/2023)
Memorandum Opinion (06/28/2023)
Declaration of L.W. (04/21/2023)
Declaration of Samantha Williams (04/21/2023)
Declaration of Jane Doe (04/21/2023)
Declaration of Rebecca Roe in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (04/21/2023)
Declaration of John Doe (04/21/2023)
Declaration of Ryan Roe in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (04/21/2023)
Declaration of Susan N. Lacy, MD, FACOG (04/21/2023)
Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff-Intervenor United States’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (04/26/2023)
United States’ Motion to Intervene (04/26/2023)
Plaintiff-Intervenor United States’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (04/26/2023)
Opinion (09/28/2023)
Memorandum Opinion (06/28/2023)
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (11/1/2023)
Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (04/21/2023)
Tennessee Families and Doctors Urge Supreme Court to Block Ban on Essential Health Care for Transgender Youth
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Request to Block Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
Families and Advocates Urge Appeals Court to Block Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care
Sixth Circuit Allows Tennessee’s Ban on Care for Transgender Youth to Take Effect
Federal Judge Blocks Tennessee’s Ban on Trans Youth’s Health Care
LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue Tennessee to Block Dangerous Transgender Healthcare Ban

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