Topic
Minors' Rights
34 published works
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
Is Your Kid Getting “Therapy” You Don’t Know About?
By Mark Ashton
We have been writing about litigation where parents are suing schools for failure to notify them of thoughts their kids are expressing about changing their sexual orientation or characteristics. It’s…
Verfassungsblog
Social-Media-Verbot à la française
Nun diskutiert auch Deutschland über ein Mindestalter für die Nutzung sozialer Medien. Die SPD-Bundestagsfraktion schlägt vor, eine altersgestufte Regelung für die Nutzung von sozialen Medien einzuführen, die CDU hat mit…
Legal History Blog
Cahn, Eichner, and Ziegler on Parental Consent and Minors' Rights
By Dan Ernst
Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia School of Law, Maxine Eichner, University of North Carolina School of Law, and Mary E. Ziegler, University of California, Davis School of Law, have posted…
Religion Clause
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender Affirming Care for Minors
In United States v. Skrmetti,(Sup.Ct., June 18, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court today by a vote of 6-3 upheld Tennessee's law that bars both hormonal and surgical gender transition procedures…
Family Law Prof Blog
Cahn, Eichner, & Ziegler: “‘For Their Benefit’: The Lost History of Parental Consent and Minors’ Rights”
By Family Law
Naomi Cahn (University of Virginia School of Law), Maxine Eichner (University of North Carolina School of Law), and Mary E. Ziegler (University of California, Davis- School of Law) recently posted…
Religion Clause
Kentucky Legislature Authorizes Conversion Therapy for Minors
Last week, the Kentucky legislature gave final approval to House Bill 495 (full text) which invalidates Executive Order 2024-632 issued last year by Governor Andy Beshear. The Executive Order contained a…
Religion Clause
Kansas Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Medical and Surgical Treatment of Minors for Gender Dysphoria
On Feb. 11, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 63 which prohibited medical, hormonal or surgical treatment of minors for gender dysphoria. It provided for damage actions against doctors who…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Tennessee State Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that upheld a Tennessee state law banning gender-affirming care for…
Family Law Prof Blog
Montana Supreme Court rules minors don’t need parental permission for abortion
By Family Law
From AP News:Montana’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that minors don’t need their parents’ permission to get an abortion in the state – agreeing with a lower court ruling that found…
Religion Clause
Ohio Court Rejects Challenge to Ban on Treatment of Minors for Gender Dysphoria
In Moe v. Yost, (OH Com. Pl., Aug. 6, 2024), an Ohio state trial court held that Ohio's ban on surgical or hormonal treatment of minors for gender dysphoria does not…