Clarence Thomas urges courts to end deferring to ‘experts’ on gender-affirming care

Clarence Thomas Rails Against Trans Youth 'Experts'

Clarence Thomas critiques experts on transgender youth care amid Supreme Court decision.

Justice Clarence Thomas Calls “Self-Described Experts” Irrelevant in Transgender Care Case

In a fiery written opinion this week, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas slammed the role of so-called “experts” in courtroom decision-making, calling them “self-described” and “irrelevant.” His remarks came after the Court upheld a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Justice Clarence Thomas Calls “Self-Described Experts” Irrelevant in Transgender Care Case The ruling marked a major win for conservatives and sp…

Justice Thomas Destroyed the ‘Experts’ Who Support Mutilating Children

Justice Thomas critiques medical experts' influence on child gender treatments in Supreme Court ruling.

Justice Thomas Bluntly Chastises Judges For Blind Faith In ‘Self-Described Experts’

Justice Clarence Thomas called out courts in a concurring opinoin on Wednesday for assuming "self-described experts" are always correct.

Justice Thomas: Gender Care Experts ‘Compromised’

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday urged courts to stop deferring to “experts” on gender care, saying they have appeared to “have compromised their credibility.” “This case carries a simple lesson: In politically contentious debates over matters shrouded in scientific uncertainty, courts should not assume that self-described experts are correct,” Thomas said in a concurring opinion in the high court’s 6-3 decision to upheld Tenne…

Justice Thomas: Gender Care Experts 'Compromised'

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday urged courts to stop deferring to experts on gender care.