A pipeline of pseudoscience funded by powerful right-wing hate groups has undermined medical truths with the help of big media.

In the wake of the devastating Supreme Court decision in US v Skrmetti, what are the further legal ramifications for other cases centered around the rights of transgender people?

In Skrmetti, the court’s legal logic hinges upon a medical disorder, which has never been proven to exist— an “open secret” that applies to all psychiatric diagnoses.

Trans lawyers criticize both Roberts’ opinion and the ACLU’s strategy in the case that allowed state laws to discriminate against trans youth in healthcare.

A 2025 study takes the time to interview and speak with trans children to better understand the scope of the impacts of restrictions on gender affirming care.

Meanwhile, other mainstream media newsrooms treated the U.S. v. Skrmetti case as an opportunity to center coverage around the expected result.

An anti-trans, anti-science decision relies on a history of discrimination against women, and opens the door to challenges on care like vaccines.

Leading Off: The outcome in a Supreme Court case challenging gender care bans will land a decade after a marriage ruling that Republicans are targeting with new fervor.

Assigned Media interviews Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University, Naomi Schoenbaum.

A comic based on trans news stories from the month of December 2024.

Assigned Media’s street photographer shares some of her best photos from outside of the Supreme Court before and during oral arguments at U. S. vs Skrmetti on December 4, 2024.

People gathered in front of the Supreme Court to stand up for trans rights. Assigned’s team captured their photos and stories.

An interview with Chris Geidner of Law Dork about what he thinks happened at oral arguments in US vs Skrmetti and whether journalists should smooth the way for the high court to uphold bans on gender-affirming care for youth.

Outside supporters of trans rights showed their fighting spirit. While inside, questions about detransition signaled court’s openness to gender affirming care bans.

Assigned Media’s reporters were on the scene early, reporting on the Supreme Court case that may decide the fate of transgender healthcare.

What you need to know and what the mainstream media may not tell you about the case.

A comic based on trans news stories from the month of November 2024.