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Justice Kagan Challenges Tennessee Law On Sex Discrimination

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan sits on a panel at the 2024 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday July 25, 2024. Kagan became the first member of the Supreme Court t

During a recent Supreme Court hearing, Justice Elena Kagan challenged the central argument put forth by Tennessee and some of her conservative colleagues on the bench. Kagan pointed out that it was disingenuous to claim that the law in question was not based on sex, emphasizing that its medical purpose was undeniably linked to sex.

Law's medical purpose is undeniably linked to sex.
Justice Kagan challenges central argument on Tennessee's law.
Kagan points out the disingenuous nature of the law's argument.

The crux of the case revolves around whether Tennessee's law constitutes discrimination based on sex. Kagan's comments made it evident that she is opposed to the law in question.

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