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There’s Something New—and Disturbing—About Brett Kavanaugh’s Anti-Trans Ruling

Only Clarence Thomas went further in his bigotry.
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Twitchy
· Jun 30, 2026
Cisgender? REALLY? Ketanji Brown Jackson's Trans Ruling Dissent Is Even DUMBER Than We Thought
Cisgender? REALLY? Ketanji Brown Jackson's Trans Ruling Dissent Is Even DUMBER Than We Thought
Lawyers, Guns & Money
· Jun 30, 2026
Koach Kavanaugh targets U.S. v. Virginia
Alexis Romero has a good piece about the latest anti-trans opinion from the Supreme Court. One thing worth emphasizing about West Virginia v. B.P.J. is that the lawsuit was advanced on narrow grounds, seeking only an exemption from West Virginia’s total ban on participating by trans athletes only if it could be demonstrated that their [] The post Koach Kavanaugh targets U.S. v. Virginia appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.
Slate Magazine
· Jul 7, 2026
Brett Kavanaugh’s Anti-Trans Ruling Takes a New and Disturbing Turn
Only Clarence Thomas went further in his bigotry.
Townhall
· Jun 30, 2026
Justice Jackson's Dissent in the Trans Athlete Case Is Absolutely Insane
Justice Jackson's Dissent in the Trans Athlete Case Is Absolutely Insane
The News Letter
· Jul 8, 2026
Editorial: Stormont's conversion therapy ban proposal needs careful scrutiny
News Letter editorial for Thursday, July 9, 2026:
Education Next
· Jul 13, 2026
The Education Exchange: Supreme Court United in Belief that Transgender Athlete Bans Do Not Violate Title IX
Paul E. Peterson interviews R. Shep Melnick, the Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College The post The Education Exchange: Supreme Court United in Belief that Transgender Athlete Bans Do Not Violate Title IX appeared first on Education Next.
The Advocate
· Jun 25, 2026
Pramila Jayapal warns Democrats: Don't throw trans people under the bus
For U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the fight over transgender rights has become a test of whether Democrats understand the stakes of this political moment.
Off The Press
· Jul 1, 2026
Minnesota Gov. Walz calls SCOTUS girls’ sports ruling ‘cruel’
Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz faced backlash from conservatives on social media after denouncing Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes in women’s sports by calling it “cruel.” “As the Supreme Court says states can be cruel to trans kids, my message is clear: Here in Minnesota, we stand with and value our trans neighbors []...Click to read more
Watchdog Report
· Jun 23, 2026
Armed Trip To Kill Conservative Justices
A federal judge gave a would-be Supreme Court assassin just eight years, and now the Trump Justice Department is fighting to keep this dangerous ideologue behind bars for decades. Story Snapshot A transgender California resident traveled armed to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home intending to kill him and other conservative justices. Federal guidelines called for roughly []
PBS NewsHour
· Jun 30, 2026
Who is affected by the Supreme Court's ruling on trans athletes in women's sports
To discuss the Supreme Court upholding state bans on transgender athletes competing in girls' and women's sports, Geoff Bennett spoke with Katie Barnes, who covers sports and gender as a senior writer for ESPN.
Washington Free Beacon
· Jul 12, 2026
Courting No Favor
John Roberts kicks ass. The chief justice's supremely magisterial end-of-term majority opinion in Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case, powerfully vindicated the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment. Roberts's impressive historical analysis left the lead dissenter, Justice Clarence Thomas, looking like the bloodied loser of a Trumpian UFC cage match. The post Courting No Favor appeared first on .
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
· Jul 11, 2026
Recent Developments in Transgender Law and Medicine
Recent Developments in Transgender Law and Medicine
The Hill
· Jul 2, 2026
Justice Barrett faces conservative ire, sexist attacks after birthright citizenship ruling
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is facing fierce backlash from conservative lawmakers and pundits after voting to uphold birthright citizenship, serving a severe blow to a core pillar of President Trump’s immigration agenda. Barrett joined Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the court’s three liberal justices in striking down Trump’s Day 1 executive order...
Higher Ed Dive
· Jul 13, 2026
What does the Supreme Court’s transgender athlete ruling mean for higher ed?
The landmark decision has big implications for transgender students — and the Title IX and litigation landscape for colleges.
The Daily Signal
· Jun 29, 2026
Supreme Court Takes Up Case Challenging Laws That Treat ‘Non-Affirming Parents’ as Child Abusers
Can Washington state remove parental rights to enable runaway kids to access experimental transgender medical “treatments” without their parents’ knowledge or consent? The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would take up a case on this pivotal issue. In the case, a group of parents represented by International Partners for Ethical Care is challenging the...
The Daily Wire
· Jun 22, 2026
Judge Deals Blow To Accused Charlie Kirk Assassin With Ruling On His Trans-Identifying Boyfriend
The trans-identifying lover of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, will not have to testify in person at a court hearing next month. In a win for the prosecution, Utah Judge Tony Graf Jr. on Monday rejected Robinson’s defense team’s bid to subpoena and cross-examine Lance Twiggs. Prosecutors ...
National Republican Congressional Committee
· Jun 22, 2026
Radical Rebecca Cooke Endorsed by Group That Supports Sex Changes for Kids
Out of touch Democrat Rebecca Cooke is touting the endorsement of a group that advocates for “biological males competing in women’s sports” and “gender mutilation for trans-confused children.” “Radical Rebecca Cooke continues to show her true colors by aligning herself with far-left groups. Commie Cooke is too extreme for Western Wisconsin.” – NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon Read more [] The post Radical Rebecca Cooke Endorsed by Group That Supports Sex Changes for Kids appeared first on NRCC.
Diane Ravitch's blog
· Jul 10, 2026
Jan Resseger: Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Endangers the Well-Being of Children
Jan Resseger is a perceptive observer of policy and a passionate defender of children. She writes on this post about the myriad ways in which Trump’s signature legislation harms children. This bill will make many children hungrier, poorer, and less healthy. She writes: Huge omnibus laws filled with myriad amendments and unrelated provisions are always []
Salon
· Jun 25, 2026
Judges pauses subpoena in transgender care criminal probe
The ruling marks a small victory in an ongoing battle over transgender youths' medical records and care
The Daily Beast
· Jun 30, 2026
MAGA Melts Down at ‘DEI’ Trump Justice For Citizenship ‘Betrayal’
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyConservatives and MAGA loyalists have lashed out at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, accusing her of being a traitor to President Donald Trump after she helped strike down yet another one of his signature policies. In a major humiliation for the president, the 54-year-old conservative justice on Tuesday joined forces with Chief Justice John Roberts, fellow conservative Brett Kavanaugh and the three liberal justices on the court to strike Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in America.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Liberty Nation
· Jun 25, 2026
Transgender Culture War Heats Up in FTC Suit
Protecting children from trans-dogma or transphobia?
Sky News Australia
· Jul 1, 2026
Two shocking Supreme Court rulings upend American politics
National security expert and former Trump White House official Morgan Murphy discusses two shocking Supreme Court rulings in the US. The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, finding the order violates the 14th Amendment. SCOTUS also upheld a ban on transgender women competing in female sports.
Talking Points Memo
· Jun 25, 2026
One Quick Trick
The key paragraph from this bizarre Josh Kovensky story about how Ken Paxton, the Trump DOJ, and a federal judge...
Palo Alto Online
· Jun 30, 2026
Transgender athletes still protected in California, Supreme Court rules
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California can continue its long-held policy of allowing transgender student athletes to play on girls’ and women’s sports teams, under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued Tuesday. “With this ruling, schools and states like California can continue to adopt inclusive policies that ensure []
National Republican Senatorial Committee
· Jun 23, 2026
Washington Free Beacon: Texas’s Talarico Scrubbed Website of Statements Supporting ‘Trans Kids’ and ‘Bold, Progressive Ideas’ Ahead of Senate Run
Texas’s Talarico Scrubbed Website of Statements Supporting ‘Trans Kids’ and ‘Bold, Progressive Ideas’ Ahead of Senate RunCollin AndersonWashington Free BeaconJune 23, 2026 Texas Democrat James Talarico’s website once promoted his support for “trans kids” and “bold, progressive ideas.” That was then. Around the time he launched his Senate campaign in a state that hasn’t elected []
Truthout
· Jun 25, 2026
Texas Poised to Add Bible Stories to Public School Curriculum
The proposal represents yet another right-wing attack on religious and racial diversity in Texas.
Education | The Guardian
· Jul 7, 2026
US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions
Ron DeSantis’s Stop Woke Act suffers another legal setback, with the state accused of ‘puppeteering’Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA federal appeals panel struck down a significant chunk of Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s so-called Stop Woke Act on Tuesday, delivering another rebuff to the Republican’s efforts to stifle free speech in higher education.In a scathing order, judges of the 11th circuit court of appeal said by a 2-1 majority that the higher education component of the law – which prevented college and university professors teaching or sharing thoughts on concepts of race and gender – breached the free expression rights guaranteed under the US constitution’s first amendment. Continue reading...
OpsLens
· Jun 29, 2026
Supreme Court takes up transgender-parental rights case * WorldNetDaily * by Tyler O’Neil, The Daily Signal
Source link Can Washington state remove parental rights to enable runaway kids to access experimental transgender medical “treatments” without their parents’ knowledge or consent? The Supreme Court announced Monday that
Daily Dot
· Jun 26, 2026
Wisconsin Teen Says Her School Let a Transgender Student Use the Girls’ Bathroom Without Notifying Parents
She went to the school board, got bullied for it, and says the Supreme Court is about to answer the question she raised. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post Wisconsin Teen Says Her School Let a Transgender Student Use the Girls’ Bathroom Without Notifying Parents appeared first on The Daily Dot.
RedState
· Jul 1, 2026
ESSEX FILES: Justice Barrett's Recent Rulings Test Conservative Principles on Immigration and Elections
ESSEX FILES: Justice Barrett's Recent Rulings Test Conservative Principles on Immigration and Elections
DER SPIEGEL
· May 24, 2026
Human Rights in the US: Meet the Transgender Americans Forced to Flee GOP Persecution
Cerberus has their go-bag ready. Adrian is prepared to move at a moment's notice. Debra Guckenheimer has already fled the US with her nonbinary children. The GOP transgender assault is driving people from their homes - and their country.
Us Weekly
· Jul 10, 2026
Why Legal Move by Taylor Frankie Paul's Ex Tate May Be a 'Losing Battle'
This week on Legally Us, Rachael Bennett, a certified family law specialist and senior attorney at Sullivan Law Associates, breaks down Taylor Frankie Paul’s latest legal battle with her ex Tate Paul. On June 30, Tate, 32, filed a temporary restraining order in a Utah court, with a hearing requested. He also filed a []
We The Media
· Jun 29, 2026
[Photo] 🚨 The Supreme Court will decide whether parents have standing to challenge Washington [...]
The Supreme Court will decide whether parents have standing to challenge Washington laws that allow runaway minors seeking gender-transition services to receive state assistance without parental notice or consent.https://x.com/scotus_wire/status/2071589169881604111?s=61
Knewz
· Jul 2, 2026
Sonia Sotomayor throws Amy Coney Barrett’s own words back in her face in fiery dissent to major Supreme Court decision
Justice Sonia Sotomayor used Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s own legal reasoning against her in a forceful dissent on Tuesday, June 30, after the Supreme Court upheld state laws barring transgender athletes from competing on girls’ school sports teams. The 6-3 ruling in West Virginia v. B.P.J. marked another major Supreme Court decision on transgender rights...
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