TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 12, 2022

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is leading a coalition of 13 state attorneys general demanding U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland respect the First Amendment rights of those who criticize "irreversible transgender treatments" for minors. The letter, according to the group, is in response to a letter from medical organizations calling on Garland to investigate and prosecute those who commit, threaten or provoke violence against adolescent gender clinics. The attorneys general argue that targeting those who “provoke” such threats is a violation of the Constitution’s free speech rights.