In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled the Tennessee policy is constitutional, writing that "there is no fundamental right to a birth certificate recording gender identity ...

Just days after the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex ...

Only 11 states currently allow a change to a birth certificate based solely on a person's declaration of their gender identity, which is what the plaintiffs are seeking in Tennessee. Tennessee ...

The transgender women argued Tennessee's policy violated their due process rights and infringed on equal protection rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment by discriminating on ...

Tennessee Panel Of Judges Rules Trans People Cannot Change Their Assigned Sex On Birth Certificates. The July 12 ruling was issued by 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey Sutton, who wrote ...

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors on Wednesday in a setback for transgender rights that could bolster efforts ...

The court’s decision allows the law in Tennessee and has implications for the 23 other states that have banned similar treatments in recent years.

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Tennessee policy prohibiting transgender individuals from changing the sex marker on their birth certificate. In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit U.S ...