The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden's administration of a lower court's decision allowing enforcement of the ban, one of 24 such policies enacted by conservative lawmakers around the United States.

For a brief moment on December 4, trans people will have the full force of the U.S. government behind them at the Supreme Court. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, considered one of the most dazzling oral advocates of her generation, will stand before the justices to argue for their rights.

Conservative groups have for years sought to reduce the government’s sway over parents’ childrearing choices, particularly when it comes to decisions about school and health care.

The Ohio Supreme Court failed to reach a decision on whether a transgender woman can change the sex on her birth certificate.