‘Heightened Scrutiny’ Scapegoats The New York Times For the ACLU's Loss In Skrmetti

The documentary is the centerpiece of ACLU litigator Chase Strangio's campaign to blame the Times for the Supreme Court's ruling upholding Tennessee's ban of pediatric gender-transition treatment.

The documentary Heightened Scrutiny, which charts ACLU litigator Chase Strangio’s road to becoming the first openly transgender person to argue a case before the Supreme Court, in U.S. v. Skrmetti, is playing in very select cities.

ACLU litigator Chase Strangio made history in December by becoming the first openly transgender attorney to argue a case before the Supreme Court. In U.S. v. Skrmetti, Mr. Strangio argued on behalf of the young plaintiffs that Tennessee’s ban on minors receiving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to treat gender dysphoria violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.

The high court’s conservative supermajority wasn’t sold. The 6-3 decision in the Skrmetti case, issued last month, dealt the ACLU a bruising defeat. It left transgender rights advocates, who have placed promoting and defending minors’ access to gender-transition interventions at the forefront of their crumbling movement, at a demoralizing turning point.

In turn, Mr. Strangio has …