The US Supreme Court opens its new term under the shadow of a presidential election that threatens to create fresh strains at a court already deeply enmeshed in the nation’s political divisions.

In March 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed the lawsuit, citing the plaintiffs' lack of standing. U.S. District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson noted that the plaintiffs, including individual state lawmakers, did not demonstrate a direct injury as required for standing.

The justices will consider the constitutionality of state laws banning gender-affirming care for minors for the first time.