Supreme Court justice sparks social media fire storm for her comments on gender transitions for minors

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson came under fire Wednesday for comparing a Tennessee law banning gender reassignment to a past law banning interracial marriage.

Jackson and the other justices heard more than two hours of oral arguments in the case United States v. Scumetti, which challenged the constitutionality of a state law banning medical gender reassignment procedures for minors.

U.S. Attorney General Elizabeth Preloger state law asserted This has “sexist” implications, as the minor’s gender is key in determining specific treatment for those seeking to transition.

After Preloger's remarks and his exchanges with other justices, Jackson said he felt there were “parallels” between United States v. Scumetti and the landmark 1967 Loving v. Virginia case.

“It's interesting that you mentioned precedent, because some of these questions about who decides, concerns, legislative privilege, etc., sound very familiar to me. ,” Jackson said. “Those sound like the same kinds of arguments that were being made back then, in the '50s and '60s, about racial classification and disparity. I'm thinking specifically of Loving v. Virginia, but you I'm wondering if you've thought about the following, because I have a similar understanding of how this law operates, and how Virginia's anti-miscegenation law operates. Because you understand the point. ”

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Jackson also said there were “potential comparisons” between the Loving case and Scumetti, and questioned whether Virginina could have followed Tennessee's lead in banning interracial marriage. did.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was selected by President Biden. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Supreme Court Collection, via Getty Images) (U.S. Supreme Court Collection, via Getty Images)

Jackson's comments caused an uproar on social media.

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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Jackson's comments were an embarrassment to the Supreme Court.

“Yes, because banning white people from marrying black people is the same as cutting off the genitals of a 10-year-old,” said Colin Rugg, co-owner of Trending Politics.

“How can someone who doesn't know what a woman is judge a case involving gender?” one commentator asked during Jackson's confirmation hearing, when asked to define what a woman is. I posted that I couldn't do it either.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Scrumetti told Fox News Digital that Republican officials' refusal to comply with the Biden administration's Title IX amendments “undermines the rule of law.”

“Madlib on the Supreme Court,” said Greg Scott, senior vice president of communications for the Alliance Defending Freedom. “We live in non-serious times,” he added.

FOX News' Shannon Bream and Bill Mears contributed to this report.