Loe v. Texas

Child Gender Transition: The TX Supreme Court Case that Everyone Got Wrong, and Why It Matters

2024-07-03T20:51:24+00:00

Key Facts: SB 14 is a Texas law prohibiting chemical and surgical gender transition procedures on minor children. The ACLU sued to overturn the law, arguing that parents have the constitutional right to make medical decisions for their children, including by obtaining gender transition procedures. Gender transition drugs and surgeries cause significant and lifelong harm to children, as demonstrated in numerous briefs to the court. The Family Freedom Project and the Pacific Justice Institute urged the Texas Supreme Court to protect children without weakening the constitutional rights of parents. To do this, the court needed only to conclude that 1) [...]

Child Gender Transition: The TX Supreme Court Case that Everyone Got Wrong, and Why It Matters2024-07-03T20:51:24+00:00

For Immediate Release: Gender Transition Case at TX Supreme Court is the Case Everyone Got Wrong

2024-07-03T21:03:02+00:00

For Immediate Release July 3, 2024 Contact: Jeremy Newman, VP of Policy at FFP Email: Jeremy.Newman@familyfreedomproject.org Phone: 214-707-8445 Gender Transition Case at TX Supreme Court is the Case Everyone Got Wrong LUBBOCK, TX - The TX Supreme Court Case that Everyone Got Wrong - The Texas Supreme Court's decision in Loe v. Texas on June 28, 2024, represents a critical shift in the protection of parental rights. In the case, the ACLU challenged a state law preventing children from receiving gender transition drugs and surgeries. For over a century, American courts have acted as guardians of parental rights, ensuring that [...]

For Immediate Release: Gender Transition Case at TX Supreme Court is the Case Everyone Got Wrong2024-07-03T21:03:02+00:00

PRESS RELEASE: FFP Submits Brief Urging TX Supreme Court to Not Discard Parental Responsibility

2024-05-20T21:57:59+00:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2024 Contact: Jeremy Newman Phone: 214-707-8445 Email: Jeremy@FamilyFreedomProject.org FFP Submits Amicus Curiae Brief Urging TX Supreme Court to Not Discard Parental Responsibility in Fallen Officer Case LUBBOCK, TX - Family Freedom Project filed an Amicus Curiae Brief in the Justin G. Dart case before the Supreme Court of Texas, urging the court to uphold the principle of parental responsibility.    At the heart of this case lies a fundamental issue: the potential for technicalities to sever parental responsibility over a deceased parent’s child. Justin Dart, born on September 19, 2000, is currently facing a legal battle [...]

PRESS RELEASE: FFP Submits Brief Urging TX Supreme Court to Not Discard Parental Responsibility2024-05-20T21:57:59+00:00

PRESS RELEASE: FFP Files Emergency Brief Defending Parental Rights at the SCOTX

2024-02-13T22:12:05+00:00

Defending Parental Rights and the Well-being of TX Children in Minor Gender Transition Suit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2024 Contact: Jeremy Newman Phone: 214-707-8445 Email: Jeremy@FamilyFreedomProject.org FFP Files Post-submission Brief at the Supreme Court of Texas Defending Parental Rights and the Well-being of TX Children in Minor Gender Transition Suit LUBBOCK, TX - Today, Family Freedom Project filed a Post-submission Brief at the Supreme Court of Texas in the Loe v. Texas case.  The brief is a response to issues raised during oral arguments that present a threat to parental rights in Texas. Yesterday morning the Supreme Court of [...]

PRESS RELEASE: FFP Files Emergency Brief Defending Parental Rights at the SCOTX2024-02-13T22:12:05+00:00

Parental Rights at Risk before the Supreme Court of Texas

2024-02-13T22:15:08+00:00

FFP Files Emergency Brief Asking Court to Hold the Line for Families Monday, January 29, the Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) heard oral arguments on a lawsuit challenging Texas’s ban on chemical and surgical gender transition procedures on minors. Wednesday, Family Freedom Project (FFP) filed an emergency response to arguments that were presented to the court yesterday and which threatened parental rights in Texas. Supporters of the Texas ban are arguing for child protection from harmful, irreversible, experimental medical interventions, while critics claim it is discriminatory and harmful for transgender children and their families. The Family Freedom Project has been [...]

Parental Rights at Risk before the Supreme Court of Texas2024-02-13T22:15:08+00:00

Loe v. Texas: How to Protect Children and God-given Parental Rights at the Same Time

2024-02-13T22:18:58+00:00

Loe v. Texas Battle lines are currently being drawn at the Supreme Court of Texas over whether gender transition surgery on minors constitutes an exercise of parental rights or irreversible damage to a child’s well-being.  A group of self-described “conservative” former legislators from numerous states have rallied together in opposition to SB 14, a bill that ​​restricts chemical and surgical gender transition procedures on minors.  They argue that banning such procedures undermines the right of parents to make decisions regarding their children's health and well-being. After SB 14 was signed into law by Governor Abbott, a district court in Travis [...]

Loe v. Texas: How to Protect Children and God-given Parental Rights at the Same Time2024-02-13T22:18:58+00:00

PRESS RELEASE: FFP Files Brief at the SCOTX Defending Parental Rights and the Well-being of TX Children

2024-05-20T21:53:15+00:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 22, 2024Contact: Jeremy NewmanPhone: 214-707-8445Email: Jeremy@FamilyFreedomProject.orgFFP Files Brief at the Supreme Court of Texas Defending Parental Rights and the Well-being of TX ChildrenLUBBOCK, TX - Family Freedom Project’s filed an Amicus Curiae Brief filed in the Loe v. Texas case before the Supreme Court of Texas.Senate Bill 14 (SB 14) was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, restricting chemical and surgical gender transition procedures on minors. When a district court in Travis County issued an injunction to prevent the state from enforcing SB 14, the Texas Attorney General’s office swiftly countered by filing an emergency appeal directly [...]

PRESS RELEASE: FFP Files Brief at the SCOTX Defending Parental Rights and the Well-being of TX Children2024-05-20T21:53:15+00:00

Parental Rights Question Goes to Supreme Court of Texas In Emergency Appeal

2024-02-05T17:12:45+00:00

On June 2, 2023, Senate Bill 14 (SB 14) was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, restricting chemical and surgical gender transition procedures on minors. On August 25, 2023, a district court in Travis County issued an injunction to prevent the state from enforcing SB 14, a move that was widely anticipated by those closely following the ongoing legal debate. Within an hour, the Texas Attorney General’s office had filed an emergency appeal directly to the Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX), a move that automatically halted the order from the trial judge, which had blocked the law. The SCOTX [...]

Parental Rights Question Goes to Supreme Court of Texas In Emergency Appeal2024-02-05T17:12:45+00:00
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