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Meet the Tennessee family behind the US Supreme Court's major transgender health care case
L Williams watched Tennessee Republicans last year ban treatments for transgender youth. Now, she'll watch the issue go before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that could have far-reaching impacts.
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Samantha and Brian Williams of Nashville, TN and their 16-year-old transgender daughter, two other plaintiff families filing anonymously, and Memphis-based medical doctor Dr. Susan Lacy are challenging a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18.
L.W. v. Skrmetti | U.S. v. Skrmetti
Samantha and Brian Williams of Nashville and their 15-year-old daughter, as well as two other anonymous families and Dr. Susan N. Lacy are challenging a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18.
