Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
It is in the service of excellence that we expand the Supreme Court bar, and the people who are in court as litigators. For younger trans lawyers, I know how important it is to see versions of yourself reflected in different spaces.
— Chase Strangio, co-director for transgender justice with the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project, in comments given to the ABA Journal, concerning the addition of more transgender lawyers to the Supreme Court bar. Strangio made history in December 2024 as the first-ever openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court. During his appearance in U.S. v. Skrmetti, Strangio shared time with the Biden administration, arguing that Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for minors violates the Constitution’s equal protection clause.
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
It is in the service of excellence that we expand the Supreme Court bar, and the people who are in court as litigators. For younger trans lawyers, I know how important it is to see versions of yourself reflected in different spaces.
— Chase Strangio, co-director for transgender justice with the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project, in comments given to the ABA Journal, concerning the addition of more transgender lawyers to the Supreme Court bar. Strangio made history in December 2024 as the first-ever openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court. During his appearance in U.S. v. Skrmetti, Strangio shared time with the Biden administration, arguing that Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for minors violates the Constitution’s equal protection clause.
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
