Attorney General Tim Griffin, along with attorneys general from Kentucky and Indiana, has filed an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court. The brief supports a Tennessee law that bans certain medical treatments for gender dysphoria in minors, including puberty blockers and hormones. Griffin emphasized the role of state representatives in determining safe procedures for children within their states.
"The people, through their elected state representatives, determine what procedures are safe and beneficial for their state’s children," Griffin stated. He added that "Our Constitution gives states—not the federal courts—the responsibility to regulate the practice of medicine."
The brief was submitted on behalf of a coalition of 22 states. In addition to Arkansas, Kentucky, and Indiana, other states involved include Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Tim Griffin took office as Arkansas's Attorney General on January 10th last year. His career includes serving as Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 2015-2023 and representing Arkansas’s Second Congressional District from 2011-2015. Griffin also holds a long-standing position in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps and currently commands the 2d Legal Operations Detachment in New Orleans.