"…The Supreme Court has never held that transgender people are a suspect or quasi-suspect class, Roberts noted."

"…The justices' response to the facts presented in the case indicates just how much the culture war battle over childhood gender transition has affected the ability to create a scientific consensus around these treatments."

"…The court's ruling has left transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about the future."

"…The ruling does not control how other cases will ultimately turn out."

"…This Supreme Court decision will only intensify these worries."

"…States are in the best position to grapple with these complicated issues and to reflect the values of those who live within their borders."

"…The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth in a ruling that’s likely to reverberate across the country."

"…The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth in a ruling that’s likely to reverberate across the country."

"…The Supreme Court's decision effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump’s Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people."

"…This decision upholds a dangerous and deeply unjust law that strips families of their rights, criminalizes love and support and puts the lives of young people at risk."

"…The court typically aims to finish its work by the end of June."

"…The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's leading LGBTQ civil rights group, described the decision as "devastating.""

"…The Supreme Court issued five opinions today, most notably its decision in United States v. Skrmetti, rejecting a constitutional challenge to a Tennessee law prohibiting certain medical treatments for gender dysphoria for minors."

"…The Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that restricts access to gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria, a decision that is likely to have broad implications for access to medical treatments for transgender youth in half of the country."

"…This case serves as a useful reminder that the American people and their representatives are entitled to disagree with those who hold themselves out as experts."

"…The decision "invites legislatures to engage in discrimination," she wrote."

"…Wednesday's Supreme Court decision was a big win for Tennessee and 24 other states, but there are many questions that remain unanswered."

"…The decision − one of the court's biggest this year − came about five years after the court ruled that transgender people, as well as gay and lesbian people, are protected by a landmark civil rights law barring sex discrimination in the workplace."

"…The Supreme Court's decision effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump’s Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people."

"…The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law restricting gender transition care for minors, delivering a major blow to transgender rights."