Alabama filed a brief in support of the Tennessee law banning sex-change procedures for children. The practice is banned in 26 Republican-led states.

WASHINGTON — The conservative Supreme Court is poised to leap into another culture-war battle between red states and blue states, this time involving medical rights of transgender teens and their parents.

The Supreme Court is set to hear the first-ever case on the legality of bans targeting transgender procedures for minors.

When the Supreme Court hears an appeal Wednesday from transgender youths challenging a Tennessee ban on their medical care, fundamental principles forbidding sex discrimination will be on the line.

The Biden administration is challenging a Tennessee law banning the treatments in a decision that will likely have a ripple effect across the country.

For Chase Strangio, the professional path that’s led to this moment – in which he’ll have 15 minutes to present an argument defending gender-affirming care for trans youth before the Supreme Court – cannot be unwoven from his life outside the courtroom.

When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an attorney with knowledge that runs deep. Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation's highest court,