The Department of Justice moved Monday to shut down a lawsuit that exposed the Biden administration's collusion with a transgender medical organization to develop the very standards it is now using to defend child sex changes at the Supreme Court.
After the Supreme Court agreed to take up the Biden administration's challenge to Tennessee's ban on child sex changes, the DOJ asked a lower court to put another case challenging a similar Alabama ban on hold pending the high court's decision.
While the DOJ requested a halt on the Alabama case to "Avoid the prospect of re-litigation of the claims" after the Supreme Court issues its ruling, the defendants argued the government likely has another motive: shielding information about the administration's involvement in developing the standards it heavily relies on from the Supreme Court.
"The Supreme Court deserves to know the full story, but the United States seems intent on telling just a piece of it," they wrote in a Wednesday filing.
"When the United States sought Supreme Court review, it chose its vehicle carefully: a case arising out of a preliminary injunction with a very limited evidentiary record." The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear United States v. Skrmetti, which challenges Tennessee's ban on transgender medical procedures for minors such as cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers and surgeries.
Trans Youth From Over 16 States Gather At The Nation's Capitol For The First Trans Youth Prom WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: Participants in the "Trans Youth Prom" pose for a photo in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. "The United States has also long known that the authors of SOC-8 themselves were making decisions about what to include in their vaunted 'evidence-based practice guidelines' based purely on political and legal considerations," the defendants continued in their filing.
At the time, the district court rejected the request, but noted it may be appropriate if the Supreme Court granted review in the future.
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